Organisational Baseline for Nepal (Click here for a summary of the Organisational Baseline Study)

Landless Disadvantaged Programs: are conducted to include the women of Dalit (Backward class) and Janajati (Tribes) who are socially and economically backward.

Relative importance of work on

1. Natural resource management - Mid

2 Preparation to withstand extreme events - Mid

3 Reduction of risk due to climate variability - Mid

Linkages with

Community - not stated

Local organisations - yes

Terai Development Forum

Other organisations not local - not stated

Allocation of resources to climate related activities

Time - Medium

Staff - Medium

Budget - Medium

Key characteristics of organisation

Government

Works at local level

National Wheat Research Program (NWRP)

Current objective

Importance of objectives ranked in a scale of 0 to 10 by interviewee are presented in brackets

1 less important and 10 maximum importance

1 Developing and breeding high yielding, disease and insect resistant or tolerant, drought, heat, and waterlogging tolerant or resistant, input responsive and efficient wheat varieties (10/10)

2 Evaluation of wheat genotypes for the above characters in the research station and farmers’ fields (8/10)

3 Transferring technology to farmers’ fields (PVS, FVT, CFFT) through NWRP’s own programs as well as DADOs' and I/NGOs' (9/10)

4 Provide training to Subject Matter Specialists, Junior Technicians, Junior Technical Assistants, farmers and farmers’ groups on new and innovative agricultural technology. (10/10)

5 Resource management through conservation tillage (zero/minimum/reduced) for timely planting of wheat, reducing cost of cultivation and sequestering CO2 (9/10)

6 Maintenance breeding, breeders’ seed production of wheat varieties and foundation seed production of rice varieties (8/10)

7 Providing technical and logistic support to DADO, seed companies, agrovets etc. in wheat and rice seed production (8/10)

8 Coordinating with international organizations such CIMMYT, IRRI, IARI/ICAR etc. (8/10)

Technologies used for communications

Importance given to specific groups ranked in a scale of 0 to 10 are presented in brackets

0 less important and 10 maximum importance

Disadvantaged groups (0/10)

Children (0/10)

Women (2/10)

Female Farmers’ Groups

Relative importance of work on

1. Natural resource management - Mid

2 Preparation to withstand extreme events - Low

3 Reduction of risk due to climate variability - Mid

Linkages with

Community - yes

Cooperatives (No particulars given)

Local organisations - yes

DOA/DADOs (Government)

NGOs (No particulars given)

Private seed companies

Agrovets

Other organisations not local - yes

CIMMYT Regional Office, Kathmandu (International)

INGOs (no particulars given)

Allocation of resources to climate related activities

Time - High

Staff - Medium

Budget - Medium

Key characteristics of organisation

Government

Works at local, regional, national and international level

Areas of Activity

What wheat and rice varieties are to be grown, when and how to plant to get optimal grain yield (including how to use zero tillage to reduce cost of production an increase wheat yield and how to manage rice nurseries)

Releasing input efficient wheat and rice varieties with their cultivation package of practices

DSR substituting transplanted rice to reduce Methane emissions

What is the fertilizer amount and time of application to get optimal yield without polluting the environment

Integrated pest management, integrated plant nutrient management and the effect of inorganic fertilizers on soil and crops

Conservation of disappearing/genetic wheat genotypes/plants

Inclusion of legumes in the crop cultivation

Proper management of soil and water so that there are no adverse effect on soil, water and the crops to be grown

Regional Government Organisation

Water Induced Disaster Division Office

Current objective

Importance of objectives ranked in a scale of 0 to 10 by interviewee are presented in brackets

1 less important and 10 maximum importance

1 Flood fighting (9/10): through emergency temporary works, through permanent structural measures and by promoting indigenous technologies of the farmers

2 Flood proofing (10/10): Crop rotation, Flood resistant crops like paddy encouraging, Nurseries in the high lands, use of river protection dykes at villages and agricultural roads, and planting trees in river banks

3 Protection of farm lands so that farmers have full insurance of crops (10/10)

4 Time of loading (8/10)

5 Extent of damage by flooding (8/10)

Technologies used for communications

1 Radio

Radio Lumbini gave the news and launched an awareness program to facilitate the flood fighting

Importance given to

Importance given to specific groups ranked in a scale of 0 to 10 are presented in brackets

0 less important and 10 maximum importance

Disadvantaged groups (1/10)

In project prioritization, vulnerable groups get priority but not specifically targeted

Children (0/10)

Women (0/10)

Relative importance of work on

1. Natural resource management - Low

2 Preparation to withstand extreme events - High

3 Reduction of risk due to climate variability - Low

Linkages with

Community - not stated

Local organisations - yes

Coordination with DDC (District Development Committee)

Other organisations not local - not stated

Allocation of resources to climate related activities

Time - High

Staff - High

Budget - High

Key characteristics of organisation

Government

Works at regional level

Areas of Activity

Protection of village/houses/farm lands using infrastructures from the floods and land slides

Timely of completion of works which protect farm lands

Area of effective coverage of protection so that farmers can plan agriculture

Utilization of humus soil (Silt), and utilization and conservation of water resources

Reclaiming lands

Managing river basins

Rehabilitation and protection of road

Click here for a brief report presented by field team

International Organisation (INGO)

CIMMYT International (IFAD funded project in Conservation Agriculture)

Current objective

Importance of objectives ranked in a scale of 0 to 10 by interviewee are presented in brackets

1 less important and 10 maximum importance

1 Farm mechanization (10/10)

2 Crop simulation and modelling (5/10)

3 GIS and remote sensing (6/10)

4 On-farm participatory research (10/10)

5 Socio-economic studies (8/10)

6 Breeding (plants) and other disciplinary scientific research which involves from gene to the fields (4/10)

Technologies used for communications

1 Mini-Kits

2 Radion Broadcasting

3 Telephone

4 e-nets and books

Importance given to

Importance given to specific groups ranked in a scale of 0 to 10 are presented in brackets

0 less important and 10 maximum importance

Disadvantaged groups (1/10)

Ethnic groups

Children (0/10)

Women (1/10)

Women groups

Relative importance of work on

1. Natural resource management - High

2 Preparation to withstand extreme events - Low

3 Reduction of risk due to climate variability - High

Linkages with

Community - not stated

Local organisations - yes

DADO Palpa (Government)

DADO Nawalparasi (Government)

Local NGO Palpa (NGO)

NARC Agricultural Engineering (Government)

Other organisations not local - yes

Machine Importer (Other)

Allocation of resources to climate related activities

Time - High

Staff - High

Budget - High

Key characteristics of organisation

International

Works at local, regional, national and international level

Areas of Activity

Maize and wheat improvement to make the crop production systems sustainable

What, when, how to produce and where to sell

How to manage crop production practices, soil and irrigation water

Resource management, soil and water

Coordination and cooperation with other agriculture line agencies

Conservation agriculture to sequester carbon dioxide, to improve soil physical, chemical and biological properties

Integrated plant nutrient management- reducing nitrogen loss, introduction of new climate resilient crop varieties such as flood/drought tolerant, input responsive crop varieties, dissemination of diseases/insects/weeds resistant/tolerant varieties to farmers’ fields

Direct seeded rice in dry soil to reduce the production of Methane gas compared to puddle transplanted rice fields

Sharing information on market price

Testing and evaluating the most promising/released crop varieties against flood, drought and pests

Use of Leaf Colour Chart to apply optimal amount of nitrogen so that the environment is not polluted

Nepal Red Cross Society, District Chapter

Current objective

Importance of objectives ranked in a scale of 0 to 10 by interviewee are presented in brackets

1 less important and 10 maximum importance

1 Service to human humanity (10/10)

2 Helping victims (8/10)

3 Health and sanitation improvement (8/10)

4 Emergency service during disasters (10/10)

5 Mitigation of disasters (5/10)

Technologies used for communications

1 Conventional communication methods

Importance given to

Importance given to specific groups ranked in a scale of 0 to 10 are presented in brackets

0 less important and 10 maximum importance

Disadvantaged groups (0/10)

Children (0/10)

Women (0/10)

Relative importance of work on

1. Natural resource management - Low

2 Preparation to withstand extreme events - Low

3 Reduction of risk due to climate variability - None

Linkages with

Community - not stated

Local organisations - yes

DDC (Government)

Santi Bikash Samiti (Government)

Other organisations not local - yes

Japanese Red Cross (Other)

Allocation of resources to climate related activities

Key characteristics of organisation

International NGO

Works at local level

Areas of Activity

First aid service:- health and sanitation in Jogada VDC (Village Development Committee)

Blood transfusion service

Community Development Program: drinking water, ambulance program

Wash Program: water unsuitable for drinking is diverted to kitchen garden for better crop production program

Sanitation program: waste management (Degradable, Non-degradable)

Compost manure preparation program for better crop production program

International Food Program: Red Cross is a member of this organization involved in decision making about food security

Involved in a workshop related to Climate Change and awareness

Local Organisation (NGO)

Terai Development Forum (TDF)

Current objective

Importance of objectives ranked in a scale of 0 to 10 by interviewee are presented in brackets

1 less important and 10 maximum importance

1 Creating opportunities for self employment (8/10)

2 Increasing access to services for health service by increasing capability of children and women (8/10)

3 Providing sexual equality and social inclusion (7/10)

4 Public awareness about climate change (6/10)

Technologies used for communications

1 Conventional communication methods

Importance given to

Importance given to specific groups ranked in a scale of 0 to 10 are presented in brackets

0 less important and 10 maximum importance

Disadvantaged groups (2/10)

Dalit (marginalized)

Children (2/10)

Children below 5 years

Women (5/10)

Pregnant Women

Women headed

Dalit women (marginalized)

Relative importance of work on

1. Natural resource management - Mid

2 Preparation to withstand extreme events - None

3 Reduction of risk due to climate variability - Low

According to the areas of activity this could be higher but the current objectives brought it down to Low

Linkages with

Community - yes

Nirvar Krisak Cooperative (Community based)

Jhilimili Cooperative (Community based)

Praghat Krisi Cooperative (Community based)

Local organisations - not stated

Other organisations not local - not stated

Allocation of resources to climate related activities

Time - None

Staff - None

Budget - None

Key characteristics of organisation

NGO

Works at local level

Areas of Activity

Income generating activities: Livelihood Project/Rural Prosperity Initiative

Nutrition (Maternal Child Health and Nutrition)

Child, Women health Service

Small irrigation program

Provide technical knowledge to farmers about vegetable farming

Progressive farmers’ trainings and encouraging farmers to go for commercial agriculture

Facilitating business development

Local natural resource management training in village development committees

Coordinating between DDC, DADO, DLSO, Women Development, DHO to provide services and knowledge about local resource management

Food security for the poor is our main objective

Awareness building about weather and climate

Training on adaptation of cultivation practices based on climatic condition

9 MPCs (Market Planning Committees) and 5 MPCs have been registered to cooperatives

A climate change mitigation program has just been started

A climate change mitigation program from Oxford University is coming in May/June, 2012

Local Government Organisation

District Development Office (DDC)

Current objective

Importance of objectives ranked in a scale of 0 to 10 by interviewee are presented in brackets

1 less important and 10 maximum importance

1 Commercialization of farming (7/10)

2 Increase income of the farmers (8/10)

3 Infrastructure development (8/10)

4 Increase productivity (7/10)

5 Irrigation and agriculture road (8/10)

Technologies used for communications

Importance given to specific groups ranked in a scale of 0 to 10 are presented in brackets

0 less important and 10 maximum importance

Disadvantaged groups (3/10)

Dalit (Marginalized)

Adibashi (Marginalized)

Balbalika (Vulnerable)

Madhesi (Socio-economic)

Children (0/10)

Women (1/10)

Relative importance of work on

1. Natural resource management - Low

2 Preparation to withstand extreme events - None

3 Reduction of risk due to climate variability - Low

Linkages with

Community - not stated

Local organisations - yes

DADO (District Agriculture Development Office) (Government)

DLSO (District Livestock Development Office) (Government)

DFO (District Forest Office) (Government)

TDF (Tarai Development Fund) (NGO)

Other organisations not local - not stated

Allocation of resources to climate related activities

Time - None

Staff - None

Budget - Low

Other - Biogas - Very High

Key characteristics of organisation

Government

Works at local level

Areas of Activity

Development of infrastructures

Social welfare

Agricultural support including irrigation and cropping system

Allocation of budget for agriculture to DADO through DDC

Construction of agriculture roads and collection centres

Raise awareness of climate issues through meetings, workshops and media (Television, radio, news paper etc)

Disseminate information about markets and do workshops about marketing

District Forest Office (DFO)

Current objective

Importance of objectives ranked in a scale of 0 to 10 by interviewee are presented in brackets

1 less important and 10 maximum importance

1 Protect government forests through people’s participation (10/10)

2 Commercialization of private forestry (7/10)

3 Development of enterprises related to forestry (6/10)

4 Technical guidelines and skill transfer to farmers for the development of forestry (9/10)

5 Awareness about forestry (8/10)

6 Awareness about climate change (8/10)

Technologies used for communications

1 Radio

Importance given to

Importance given to specific groups ranked in a scale of 0 to 10 are presented in brackets

0 less important and 10 maximum importance

Disadvantaged groups (1/10)

Well being ranking done: priority to low socio-economic status

Children (1/10)

School programs-Eco-club

Women (0/10)

Relative importance of work on

1. Natural resource management - Mid

2 Preparation to withstand extreme events - Low

3 Reduction of risk due to climate variability - Low

Linkages with

Community - not stated

Local organisations - yes

IFP (Intensive Forestry Program)- finishes at Chaitra (April 2012) and focuses on climate change (NGO)

NECOS (NGO)

Nidreni (NGO)

Other organisations not local - not stated

LFP (Livelihood forestry programs- 10 years programs) (International)

Allocation of resources to climate related activities

Time - Medium

Staff - Low

Budget - Low

Key characteristics of organisation

Government

Works at local level

Areas of Activity

Forest conservation, protection and management (Harvest of both private and public forests are monitored)

Extension of existing forest technologies

Training and skill transfer to farmers

Seedling distribution free of charge.

Seedlings of superior grasses are available. These increase productivity of livestock milk and milk products etc, which will increase the food security status of the farmers.

NTFP (Income generation activity)- livestock as well as fuel wood

CIF (community initiation fund): Wash fund for community

Alternative energy- biogas, bricket distribution and install that will reduce the use of farm yard manure as fuel and more farm yard manure is applied to agriculture land to produce more food grain

Mixed cropping: Agro-forestry provides more wood to be used as fuel and thus saves farmyard manure which is applied to the field to increase production

Pond and water resource protection

Mixed farming around the bund of ponds

Village Forest Coordination Committee (VFCC): has a fund for work on climate change, it is helped by DFID Public Land Management Group (PLMG) and Community Forest (CF)

Networking for fund mobilization for working on climate change activities such as bamboo plantation around river banks and Chure (Hills-outer Himalayan range) areas

Facilitation for marketing of forest products- small groups are formed for marketing of timber, fire woods

Rastrapati Chure Samrakshan (President Hills Protection) Program: control of soil erosion, forest fires, over grazing, conservation, aforestation

In case of forest protection, illegal traders, hunters are caught and punished according to the law

District Forest Product Supply Committee provides timber to farmers at prices lower than the market price

District Soil Conservation Office (DSCO)

Current objective

Importance of objectives ranked in a scale of 0 to 10 by interviewee are presented in brackets

1 less important and 10 maximum importance

1 Water table controlling mechanism (10/10)

2 Methods of land use based on the slope of farming land, type of soil and soil composition (10/10)

Technologies used for communications

1 Target groups

2 Focus groups

Importance given to

Importance given to specific groups ranked in a scale of 0 to 10 are presented in brackets

0 less important and 10 maximum importance

Disadvantaged groups (2/10)

Children (0/10)

Women (0/10)

Relative importance of work on

1. Natural resource management - High

2 Preparation to withstand extreme events - Low

3 Reduction of risk due to climate variability - Mid

Linkages with

Community - not stated

Local organisations - not stated

Other organisations not local - not stated

Allocation of resources to climate related activities

Time - Medium

Staff - Medium

Budget - High

Key characteristics of organisation

Government

Works at local level

Local development Fund (LDF)

Current objective

Importance of objectives ranked in a scale of 0 to 10 by interviewee are presented in brackets

1 less important and 10 maximum importance

1 Training on smokeless cooking stove (Chulo), Bhuse (wood dust) Chulo and encourage to use them (9/10)

2 Training on drinking water and sanitation, human health, midwife training (8/10)

Technologies used for communications

1 Not Specified

Importance given to

Importance given to specific groups ranked in a scale of 0 to 10 are presented in brackets

0 less important and 10 maximum importance

Disadvantaged groups (1/10)

In project prioritization, vulnerable groups get priority but not specifically targeted

Children (0/10)

Women (0/10)

Relative importance of work on

1. Natural resource management - Mid

This seems high in the areas of activity but not from the current objectives.

2 Preparation to withstand extreme events - Low

3 Reduction of risk due to climate variability - Mid

This seems high in the areas of activity but not from the current objectives.

Linkages with

Community - not stated

Local organisations - yes

Coordination with DDC (Dist Development Committee)

Other organisations not local - not stated

Allocation of resources to climate related activities

Time - High

Staff - High

Budget - High

Other - Biogas - Very High

Key characteristics of organisation

Government

Works at local level

Western Irrigation Development Division-6 (WIDD)

Current objective

Importance of objectives ranked in a scale of 0 to 10 by interviewee are presented in brackets

1 less important and 10 maximum importance

1 Making farmers independent from the weather for water (8/10)

2 Brining food deficit areas into food surplus (7/10)

3 Providing surface irrigation to farmers (9/10)

4 Increasing food production through improved farming and water availability (8/10)

Technologies used for communications

1 Not specified

Importance given to

Importance given to specific groups ranked in a scale of 0 to 10 are presented in brackets

0 less important and 10 maximum importance

Disadvantaged groups (1/10)

Within Water Users Association (33% women, Dalit, others according to policy and laws)

Children (0/10)

Women (1/10)

Within Water Users Association (33% women, Dalit, others according to policy and laws)

Relative importance of work on

1. Natural resource management - Mid

2 Preparation to withstand extreme events - Low

3 Reduction of risk due to climate variability - High

Linkages with

Community - not stated

Local organisations - yes

DADO (District Agriculture Development Office) (Government)

Other organisations not local - not stated

Allocation of resources to climate related activities

Time - Not stated

Staff - Not stated

Budget - Not stated

Other - Environment Protection Work- Medium

Key characteristics of organisation

MIP (Medium Irrigation Program)

Maintenance of irrigation canal

Information about water delivery capacity of irrigation canal, water management and distribution is managed by water users associations

AMIS (Agencies Managed irrigation System) and WUA (Water Users Groups)

Non-conventional irrigation technology: NITP (Rain water harvesting pond irrigation)

Coordination with water users in every project from preliminary survey data, every activity is shared

Methods of irrigation for different types of crops and information given about availability of water in different times of the year

Structure for distribution of water

Food security is the main aim of this organization: farmers get higher production in their crop through increased productivity due to better irrigation

Hydrograph: dry flow data – prediction of rainfall (however, water users do not benefit from such data)

Provide information and guidelines to farmers regarding different crops water needs

Sensitivity analysis of the impact of development project on the environment