Goat Abattoir in Public-Private-Producer-Partnership Model

With Heifer's support and mediation, community leaders in Butwal, Nepal, agreed to start operating the first modern goat abattoir in the Himalayan nation’s fifth province.  

A disagreement between the Sub-Metropolitan and the Meat Entrepreneurs Association left the abattoir non-operational since its construction three year ago. Heifer Nepal brought the sides together, along with ...

Heifer International Nepal Launches Project to Strengthen Smallholder Enterprises of Livestock Value Chain

May 9, Kathmandu, Nepal: Heifer International Nepal launched the second phase of its flagship project Strengthening Livestock Enterprises in Livestock Value Chain (SLVC II). The event saw the presence of dignitaries including representatives from the Government of Nepal, bi and multilateral donors, INGOs, universities, farmers, bank and financial institutions, media and Heifer staff. The SLVC I...

Heifer Nepal Hosts Workshop to Scale Feeding and Health Management Technologies for Enhanced Dairy Animal Production

Heifer Nepal organized a results-sharing workshop on “Feeding and Health Management for Enhanced Dairy Animal Production” in late March.

A key objective was to share the results of research projects. The studies are called “Feeding Support Tool Development for Enhancing Dairy Animal Productivity for Improved Livelihood of Smallholder Dairy Farmers” and “Improving Dairy Animal Producti...

Heifer Nepal Talks "Goats for Growth" at International Expo

Heifer Nepal recently participated in the second International Agritech Expo at the Bhrikutimandap Exhibition Hall in Kathmandu. Our primary objective of participating was to expand the market of local meat goat breeds as opposed to the imported goats.

The tagline “Goats for Growth” was used to signify the importance of goat as a means of growth for both small-sc...

Policy Workshop on Goat Sub-Sector Conducted in Collaboration with the Ministry of Livestock Development

Heifer International Nepal in collaboration with the Ministry of Livestock Development (MoLD) conducted a policy workshop on goat sub-sector in Nepal. This workshop was attended by representatives from the Government of Nepal, Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), private sector entrepreneurs in goat sub-sector, bank and financial institutions, producer cooperatives, ...

MoU between Heifer and Machhapuchchhre Bank to Expand Access to Finance for Smallholders

November 13, Kathmandu – Heifer International Nepal signed MoU with Machhapuchchhre Bank Limited to expand access to finance for rural smallholder farmers, small and medium enterprises and other value chain actors though Heifer supported cooperatives as “Financial Intermediaries”. The major domain of financial intermediaries includes wholesale lending to cooperatives, direct lending to individual ...