Sustainable Agriculture Kit (SAK) innovations reached more than 60,000 smallholder farming households (benefiting ~260,000 people) in nine districts in Central Nepal.
This annex report supplies a framework for the central and state governments of India towards development of a comprehensive policy promoting vibrant Micro Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the millet sector.
This annex report is part of a broader study for understanding millet consumption, habits and practices in India: Scaling Up Small Millet Post-Harvest and Nutritious Food Products Research - findings on a Usage & Attitude study across Urban as
An ethnobotanical survey was conducted in the mid-hills of Nepal to identify genetic resources of dry-season legumes.
Millions of subsistence farmers cultivate crops on terraces. These farmers face unique challenges including severe shortages of arable land and remoteness leading to poor access to inputs including nitrogen fertilizer.
Finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn) is a staple food crop grown by subsistence farmers in the semi-arid tropics of South Asia and Africa.
Access to technology in rural Nepal remains a major bottleneck for smallholder farmers as the opportunities for marketing agricultural inputs and tools remain untapped.
Nutritional advantages, food quality, and environmental benefits can all be derived from the inclusion of small millets in the diet.
This policy brief highlights developments in global negotiations on the conservation, development and use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture, and the realization of farmers' rights.