Mixed farming systems initiative enhances productivity and resilience in Nepal’s hill agriculture

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cg.contributor.initiativeMixed Farming Systems
cg.coverage.countryNepal
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NP
cg.coverage.subregionKarnali
cg.coverage.subregionSurkhet
cg.identifier.projectIWMI - C-0005en
cg.identifier.urlhttps://youtu.be/SHx0pjnIguA?si=UJfXV-LcuSc1cnpWen
cg.placeColombo, Sri Lankaen
dc.contributor.authorInternational Water Management Instituteen
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-31T04:29:17Zen
dc.date.available2025-01-31T04:29:17Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/172609
dc.titleMixed farming systems initiative enhances productivity and resilience in Nepal’s hill agricultureen
dcterms.abstractIn Nepal’s middle hills, small landholdings and challenges like limited irrigation, transportation, and market access have long hindered commercial farming and mono-cropping. However, mixed farming remains a resilient and sustainable solution for these communities. Through the CGIAR Initiative on Mixed Farming Systems (MFS), IWMI, in collaboration with International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and research and implementation partners, has been working to intensify sustainable agriculture in pilot areas. As a result, farmers are now diversifying risks, optimizing labour, and increasing productivity—all while preserving the environment. The initiative has also introduced socio-technical innovations tailored for women and elderly farmers, strengthened entrepreneurship skills among female and smallholder farmers, and fostered stronger networks among diverse farming groups. These interventions have made farming in Nepal’s hills more sustainable, efficient, and inclusive, and with promising results, have demonstrated potential to scale.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationInternational Water Management Institute. 2025. Mixed farming systems initiative enhances productivity and resilience in Nepal’s hill agriculture. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI).en
dcterms.issued2025-01-30en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherInternational Water Management Instituteen
dcterms.subjectfarming systemsen
dcterms.subjectmixed farmingen
dcterms.subjectcommercial farmingen
dcterms.subjectmaizeen
dcterms.subjectwheaten
dcterms.subjectsustainable agricultureen
dcterms.subjectsmallholdersen
dcterms.subjectfarmersen
dcterms.subjectresilienceen
dcterms.subjectland ownershipen
dcterms.subjectmarket accessen
dcterms.typeVideo

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