Farmers Struggle for Food Security in Eastern Nepal

18 Jul

Ever-decreasing land fertility in Eastern Nepal remains one of the most pressing issues for subsistence farmers in the region. To provide these farmers some measure of food security, AP partner the Nepal Social Development and People’s Empowerment Center (NESPEC) is working with other local NGOs to create farmers’ groups that would essentially serve as microfinance cooperatives. So far, NESPEC has organized about 45 cooperatives with 25 farmers each. Read Raka’s blog.

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Posted Jul 18th, 2008

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