Sahakarya - Building Self-Reliant Communities - II

Results achieved as of the end of the project (June 2011) include: The project reached 12 000 households against the target of 8 000 households in 146 Village Development Committees of the five mid and far western region of Nepal. The project was able to complete all the training (471) construction of small irrigation (65) and marketing infrastructure (17) distribution of improved seeds (2 421) plastic tunnels (435) and beekeeping equipment (594). The project reached a total of 801hecatres through the support to irrigation infrastructure. The average production of high value commodities per household after the project intervention was 891 kg/household and the total production was 4 657 tonnes of which 73% was marketed. The average income per household increased to $191 (from $72) through the sale of vegetables. 8406 households applied new High Value Commodities production technique (target was 8000) 84% of targeted households brought produce to the market (target was 80%) Irrigation facilities reached 3 066 households against the target of 600. The project emphasised access of these facilities to disadvantaged groups. These beneficiary farmers increased the cropping intensity by 300%; and was able to convert barren land into farm land. For example in a remote Village Development Committee of Jumla irrigation tripled the yield of potato doubled the productivity of wheat and increased the productivity of rice by 50%.