THE SMALL EARTH NEPAL

Nepal being one of the developing countries of South Asia is expected to be hardest hit by climate change with decrease in agricultural productivity between 15-35 percent according to IPCC 2007. Likewise it also exhibit high vulnerability to weather shocks (IPCC 2007). In Nepal more than 65 percent of its population is dependent on agriculture for their livelihood and almost 80 percent of the households are involved in agriculture, which generates one-third of the total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (CBS 2013). Therefore, strengthening agricultural production systems is a fundamental means of improving income and reducing poverty in Nepal. Likewise, the increasing pattern of outmigration of male population from village and semi-urban areas to urban or abroad for better opportunities is increasingly feminizing the agricultural sector of Nepal. Nepali women are faced with the burden of both farming and looking after the household. As a result, they are increasingly adapting to less intensive farming practices as well as abandoning their agricultural land. Hence, this project aims at addressing these both problems of Nepal by supporting women farmers from Kageshwori Manohara Municipality-6, Mulpani by making them familiar with Climate Smart Agriculture.

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