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

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cg.contributor.initiativeMixed Farming Systemsen_US
cg.coverage.countryNepalen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NPen_US
cg.coverage.subregionKarnalien_US
cg.coverage.subregionSurkheten_US
cg.identifier.projectIWMI - C-0005en_US
cg.identifier.urlhttps://youtu.be/SHx0pjnIguA?si=UJfXV-LcuSc1cnpWen_US
cg.placeColombo, Sri Lankaen_US
dc.contributor.authorInternational Water Management Instituteen_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-31T04:29:17Zen_US
dc.date.available2025-01-31T04:29:17Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/172609en_US
dc.titleMixed farming systems initiative enhances productivity and resilience in Nepal’s hill agricultureen_US
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_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
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_US
dcterms.issued2025-01-30en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Water Management Instituteen_US
dcterms.subjectfarming systemsen_US
dcterms.subjectmixed farmingen_US
dcterms.subjectcommercial farmingen_US
dcterms.subjectmaizeen_US
dcterms.subjectwheaten_US
dcterms.subjectsustainable agricultureen_US
dcterms.subjectsmallholdersen_US
dcterms.subjectfarmersen_US
dcterms.subjectresilienceen_US
dcterms.subjectland ownershipen_US
dcterms.subjectmarket accessen_US
dcterms.typeVideoen_US

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