Reduce post harvest loss and raise income for farmers through public-private partnership aimed at promoting farmer access to post harvest technology and other productivity enhancing inputs

This Cooperative Agreement award of $998,444 from the U.S. Agency for International Development will fund efforts to reduce post-harvest loss and raise income for farmers in Nepal through May 2024. The award is part of USAID's Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA 98.001), which supports global development objectives.

The recipient, International Development Enterprises, will work with sub-awardees Social Development Forum and Rural Women's Development Centre to implement a public-private partnership aimed at improving farmer access to post-harvest technologies and other inputs. Key services include supply chain development, extension services, agricultural loans, and crop insurance to reduce risks as farmers adopt new technologies like hermetic storage. The sub-awardees will support field activities in two Nepalese districts. This Cooperative Agreement seeks to sustainably increase incomes and food security for vulnerable farmers through proven market solutions.