Sustainable Agriculture Kit (SAK) innovations reached more than 60,000 smallholder farming households (benefiting ~260,000 people) in nine districts in Central Nepal.
Access to technology in rural Nepal remains a major bottleneck for smallholder farmers as the opportunities for marketing agricultural inputs and tools remain untapped.
Households who adopt fishponds to raise small and large fish, in addition to vegetable growing, earn significant extra income (worth 60% of average monthly income) and have fish to eat, thereby improving nutritional security.
The Village Model Farm (VMF) plays a vital role in the Fish on Farms project.
The Fish on Farms project improves food security, nutrition and livelihoods at a local, manageable scale.
The Fish on Farms project aims to empower women through extensive technical training and knowledge sharing.
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.