INNOVATION PLAN, HVAP NEPAL

Title

Mobilization ofLocal Agriculture Resource Persons

(LARPs) for the promotion of High Value Agriculture in Mid-western region of

Nepal

Scope of the Plan

• Existing local agriculture resource persons in HVAP working areas.

• Trained but their knowledge and skill has not been updated and mobilised properly.

• Managing their own farm but not as a demonstration and learning centre.

• Not organised and established a network.

• This innovation plan is prepared to train, mobilise and to establish their farm as a demonstration and learninng centre so that local people will get benefit from the LARPs for the promotion of value agriculture crops.

Scope of the Plan (Contd..)

Geographical Coverage

1. Chhinchhu -

Jajarkot

2. Surkhet - Dailekh

3. Surkhet - Jumla

j

Humla

Mugu

DolpaJumlaKalikotAchham

DailekhJajarkot

Surkhet

Salyan

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China

FW

DR

Location Map of Project Districts

Legend

Project Districts

FWDRMWDR

BoundaryInternationalRegionalDistrict

Total Project Districts = 10MWDR = 9

FWDR = 1

j Project Management Unit

1

23

Target Groups

Local Agriculture Resource Persons existing in our Project areas

Assets and ongoing activities

• Existing LARPs. • Existing programme

support.• Coordination with

government line agencies.

• Existing local and indigenous knowledge.

Opportunities

• Public, Private, and NGO support• Network of Local Agriculture Resource persons • Farmer organization• Business Opportunities at local, regional and

national market. • Coordination with District Chamber of

Commerce and Industry.

Lessons Learned

• Recognition of LARPs• Development of farm as a demonstration and

learning centre.• Mobilisation of LARPs.• Networking.• Farmers to farmers knowledge and skills

transfer.

Vision

Improving the living standard of local farmers by creating business opportunities in high value agriculture through the mobilization of LARPs.

ObjectivesGeneral objective• To develop a centre of learning so that other

farmers learn from the centre to improve their farm income.

Specific objectives• To train and mobilise local LARPs.• To develop a model farm for demonstration and

resource centre. • To develop a network of LARPs. • To transfer knowledge and skills through farmers

to farmers.

Activities

• Identify and prepare roster of existing LARPs• Assessment of LARPs• Preparation of guidelines for LARPs

mobilization. • Induction training. • Training on farm book keeping, • Support to prepare LARP’s plan of action.

Activities (Cont..)

• Support to initiate a farm to develop as a demonstration farm.

• Exposure visit • Mobilization of LARPs (support on training programme

organised by LARPs)• Experiences sharing among LARPs.• Network development .• Monitoring and evaluation.• Local Knowledge product documentation and

dissemination

Resources

• Human – • HVAP Experts, Advisors, Officers,

Technicians• Government technicians• NGOs mobilisers

• Financial – HVAP, Govenment, LARPs• Material – Utilisation of local resources, HVAP

Sustainability

• Utilization of local people, their knowledge and skills

• Application of appropriate knowledge and skills. • Farmers to farmers sharing.• Centre as a service provider, learning point,

research field. – Payment for service• Linkage with market.