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Mar

Sustainable Agrology through Agro Forest in Mountain Areas of Nepal (SAAF MAN)

The project is accomplished with the establishment, institutionalization, and localization of Agro Forest Resource Centres in 4 villages of two rural municipalities (RMs): Aiselukharka and Rawabesi of Khotang District. Financial support derived from EcoHimal Austria. The project targeted 6,284 households with 29,466 population, directly focusing on poor, rural farming communities of Aiselukharka's 3,491 HHs with 16,097 population and Rawabesi's 2,793 HHs with 13,369 population. The project enables local farmers on environment preservation, organic and nature-based farming and lessen greenhouse gas emission. The AFRCs will become a hub for education, resources, and training, enabling sustainable rural livelihoods through the promotion of tree cropping and organized marketing of the produce.

Specific objectives of the project were:

-Increase access of local farmers to improved farming technologies and skills.

-Promote Eco-agrology, minimizing GHG emissions (CO2 absorption) and climate change effects.

-Raise 1,541 (25%) families out of poverty through the promotion of tree crop production and the professional marketing of the produce.