Jersey Valleys Nepal: Fostering Resilience through Sustainable Dairy Development (JVN Nepal)
Project Period: 2025-2028 JV Nepal is a three-year dairy development project (2025-2028) implemented by Heifer in partnership with the Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC), government institutions, dairy cooperatives, and private sector actors. The project addresses key challenges faced by Nepal’s smallholder dairy farmers; low milk productivity, limited incomes, and increasing climate-related risks while ensuring the […]
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 […]
Innovations in Agriculture & Livestock Value Chain Development
Innovations in Agriculture & Livestock Value Chain Development Project Period: April 2023 – March 2027 The Innovations in Agriculture and Livestock Value Chains Development (IALVC) project aims to improve goat, vegetable, and dairy farming in Nepal, helping 163,418 smallholder farmers increase productivity and connect to markets for sustainable living incomes. Nepal’s agriculture, which accounts for […]
Girl Child Education
Project Period: 2022- 2026 According to the 2021 National Population and Housing Census, Nepal’s female literacy rate is 69.4%, compared to 83.6% for males. While 75% of children attend lower basic education, attendance drops to 50% at upper basic and 48% at secondary levels, with girls, especially from rural and impoverished families, facing greater challenges. […]
Digital Mentoring & Continuing Education for Improved Service & Market Linkages among Community Animal Health Workers in Nepal
Project Period: December 2023- June 2026 Community Animal Health Workers (CAHWs) play a key role in improving livestock productivity and nutrition in rural areas but often face challenges due to their remote locations. To address this, a new project will launch a Digital Mentoring and Continuing Education (DMCE) platform and a Virtual Collection Center (VCC) […]
Integrated Dairy Productivity Improvement Project for smallholder farmers in Kamalamai Municipality
Project Period: April 2023 – December 2026 Dairy is Nepal’s second-largest agricultural sector, contributing 63% to livestock GDP. However, productivity is low, with milk production far below global averages. Nepal imports around NPR 2 billion (US$ 17 million) in dairy products annually due to poor genetics, inadequate feeding, limited healthcare, and technology access. Additionally, the […]
Nepal Government Partnership for Economic Growth (NGP)
Project Period: Feb 2021- June 2026​ The Nepal Government Partnership for Economic Growth project collaborates with multiple local governments to leverage resources such as funding, infrastructure and expertise to implement Heifer’s model, which cultivates local ownership and ensures continuous investment for sustainable development. The project’s goal is to enable 65,200 families to close the living […]
