DESIGNING AND EVALUATING INNOVATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SMALLHOLDER FEMALE LIVESTOCK COOPERATIVES IN NEPAL
Project Duration: Oct 2016 – Sept 2020
Goal
This is a research project with the agenda that develops and evaluates innovations in management of producer cooperatives, training of Community Animal Health Workers, and production of animal feed and forage, addressing the key constraints on meat goat production. The project aims to design, implement, and rigorously evaluate highly innovative and potentially transformative interventions to improve goat value chain functionality in rural Nepal.
Target
- Womens' cooperatives engaged in collective marketing and female Community Animal Health Workers
Budget
- USD 1,233,989
Project area
- Heifer's current working districts (32 districts)
Project period
- October 2016 - September 2020
Target
- Womens' cooperatives engaged in collective marketing and female Community Animal Health Workers
Budget
- USD 1,233,989
Project area
- Heifer's current working districts (32 districts)
Project period
- October 2016 - September 2020
Goal
To design, implement, and rigorously evaluate three highly innovative and potentially transformative interventions to improve goat value chain functionality in rural Nepal. This is a research project with the agenda that develops and evaluates innovations in management of producer cooperatives, training of CAHWs, and production of animal feed and forage, addressing the key constraints on meat goat production.