Fields of Change: The Rise of Upahar Women’s Cooperative
By: Regeena Regmi Upahar Social Entrepreneurs Women’s Cooperative in Salyan district was established in 2011 with support from Heifer International. Upahar literally means ‘gifts’ and the cooperative has proved itself as a much-needed gift to the farmers of Tunibot as the farmers have found a market, and better prices for their products.The cooperative started with […]
Dairy Enterprise For Living Income : A Smallholders Story
By: Regeena Regmi Those were the days when the farmers of Hariyali Self Help Group were steeped in losses. With just 9 members and a meagre production of 70 liters of milk per day, their dairy enterprise was struggling to survive. When Heifer supported Chakrawati SEWC became operational in the area, they immediately decided to […]
Electric Chaff Cutters: A Game Changer in Decreasing Workload and Increasing Efficiency
By: Regeena Regmi The daily routine of animal feed preparation engages the smallholder farmer for a significant amount of time. Mostly women are assigned to this role and catering to the livestock. An electric chaff cutter can be of significant help to increase farmers income by improving milk production, reducing labor intensive manual work, and […]
Ginger: A Medicine to One’s Health and Pocket
By: Regeena Regmi Nepal is among the top five Ginger exporting countries in the world with production of approx. 279K Metric Tonnes per year. This status is achieved despite many constraints including rhizome rot disease, traditional drying techniques (over fire), lack of facilities to wash/process and further add value (diversification) to the product. This limits […]
Spicy Chili Brings Home Sweet Success
Bishnu Karki of Ribdikot, Palpa has no time to waste, he has tons of Akbare (a local Nepali Chilly variety) to harvest. With high market demand, Akbare brings in greater profits in a short span of time. Bishnu planted more than 3,000 saplings in 38,332 sq. ft. of land and hopes to make an income […]
Small Courtyard Home to Family Enterprise
Bhim Kumari Mahato has a beautifully kept courtyard with chickens, a small hatching unit, pig pens, and a goat shed. She is exuberant about what the future holds for her family. Her husband is a former army officer. Together, they are raising two delightful children. With three different types of livestock in her backyard, Bhim […]
Bridging Farmers Hope with Agri-ambulance
During the lockdown in the western hills of Nepal, Heifer Nepal, Partner NGO REDA, Milansar Social Entrepreneurs Women’s Cooperative (SEWC), and Namikuwa Youth Group jointly initiated the Agri Ambulance service, bringing much relief to the smallholder farmers of Tansen municipality. A pickup truck supported by Heifer to Milansar SEWC has been converted into the agri-ambulance […]
Building Agroforestry-based Adaptation Plans for Resilient Floodplains (BAGAR)
Project Period: November 2024-November 2026 The Building Agroforestry-Based Adaptation Plans for Resilient Floodplains (BAGAR) project focuses on regenerating and sustainably managing floodplains in Marin Rural Municipality of Sindhuli District (Bagmati Province) and Gadhimai Municipality of Rautahat District (Madhesh Province), within Nepal’s Bagmati River Basin. As Nepalfaces increasing vulnerability to climate change marked by unpredictable monsoon […]
List of Selected NGO
List of Selected NGO for WGDP Project Implementation Notice upload date : 19 July 2021 PDF Download
27th Annual General Meeting Notice
27th Annual General Meeting Notice Notice Upload Date : 18th September 2023 PDF Download
