What we do
Caffè Sospeso – Development of the coffee supply chain and agriculture in rural areas of Nepal
Countries
Fields of intervention
- Opening date: January 2022
- Closing date: December 2022
WHERE
Central Region of Nepal. Rasuwa District, Naukunda Rural Municipality.
CONTEXT
The project covers 100 coffee-growing beneficiaries from ward no. 4 of Naukunda Rural Municipality and 5 from Rasuwa District in Nepal, where a significant number of coffee farmers are present. The project aims to ensure food security and improve the living conditions of farmers by strengthening the coffee value chain and increasing the income of smallholder farmers in rural areas.
OBJECTIVES
General objective
To ensure food security and improve livelihoods by strengthening the coffee value chain and increasing the income of smallholder farmers in rural areas of Rasuwa District by 25% by 2023, contributing to the achievement of SDG 2 – Zero Hunger of the 2030 Agenda.
Specific objectives
To increase the annual income of young farmers and women in Naukunda Municipality by 20% through improved production, processing and sale of green coffee by the end of the project.
To promote intercropping systems in order to strengthen the resilience of farming families in Naukunda Rural Municipality, increasing agroforestry production for sale and subsistence by 10% by the end of the project.
ACTIVITIES
- Capacity building for 100 farmers and improvement of coffee cultivation methods and associated crops, with enhanced soil productivity, pest management and harvesting
- Construction of 5 soil cement tanks and installation of irrigation systems for coffee, fruit and vegetable plantations using available water sources
- Improvement of post-harvest coffee management and establishment of 1 coffee processing centre
- Training of 5 coffee farmer groups and capacity building on coffee cooperative management
- Training on intercropping and agroforestry systems for income diversification for 100 farmers
RESULTS
Green berry production increased by 50%. Coffee bean processing and transformation capacities strengthened. Coffee bean sales processes improved. Agroforestry production increased by 10%.
BENEFICIARIES
Direct: 100 farming families, for a total of approximately 500 beneficiaries.
Indirect: 11,833 inhabitants (5,782 men and 6,051 women) of Naukunda Rural Municipality.
PARTNER
Nepal Agroforestry Foundation