KASDA Jumla has
been implementing many projects in 30 VDCs of Jumla district and main goal
of KASDA Jumla is to eliminate the poverty by supporting in different
sectors like production increment, marketing and community involvement in many
production related sub project. High Value Agriculture Project in Hills and
Mountain (HVAP), Jumla Livelihood project, SIDPOR and LGCDP are the major
project with different project goal.
HVAP is one
of the agriculture based projects implemented by KASDA in Jumla district. Project
goal is: The overall goal of the project is the reduction of poverty and
vulnerability of women and men in hill and mountain areas of the Mid and Far
Western Development Region of the country.
The project purpose
is to integrate the rural poor, especially women and marginal groups in high
value agriculture and Non-Timber Forestry Products (NTFPs)/Medicinal and
Aromatic Plants (MAPs) value chains and markets, and improve income, employment
opportunities and ability to respond to market demand and opportunities based
on marketing agreements with private agribusiness.
When KASDA/HVAP have
started to support the groups/Cooperatives in fresh Apple farming , goat rising
and Vegetable seed production then onwards the income of members of
groups/Coops is increased and even they have new energy/power to do something better
in future.
KASDA/High Value
Agriculture Project not only support in production but also organized different
trainings, orientation, workshop and interaction among line agencies.
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| Open sharing and interaction forum organised by KASDA/HVAP, Jumla |
