By Bharat Bahadur Khadka | Project Leader
In Nepal there are more than 270,000 people affected by COVID-19 and mortality more than 3,000. So still majority of the people are much alert with COVID and MRC Nepal provided awareness raising virtual meeting and many safety measures against COVID. Also implementing organization MRC Nepal organize the virtual/distant meeting with the community beneficiaries of Storm disaster affected victims families with community Leaders.In such meeting community people are aware of any forthcoming disaster including STORM in the areas for safety measures as the season is highly prone to disaster in our project areas.
In the present context, because of COVID-19 pandemic the marginal people return back to the home from their job termination and now fighting with hand to mouth and severe poverty.They dont have any alternative option to maintain their livelihood except agricultural activities in their own pieces of land.
In this regards, the project with short packages address the opportunities of employment and income generation from the adoption of improved technologies of eco- friendly fresh vegetable production as a high value crop that will boost for production and productivity of land. Among introduction of high value crop covers improved production technologies, plant protection through domestic pesticides, skill enhancement capacity building trainings, technical back stopping support and Marketing linkage/services. Generally market potential high yielding crop and varieties have selected and deliver the services accordingly.Along with these the project beneficiaries also supported on imroved goat husbandry packages.
The beneficiares earn attractive income from the selling of vegetables.The project support on skills enhancement training, technical backstopping support and materials and inputs support for production on contributory basis and or collaboration.Thus benficiaries are so happy and pleased of getting support from GLOBAL GIVING and MRC Nepal.About 240 house hold equivalent to 1440 beneficiaries have been supported.They expect contineous support till 2 years.
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