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In Ramechhap, the project takes a unique approach to integrate women’s well-being and the district’s prospects in legumes production. Besides uplifting women’s role in legume production and elevating them towards higher nodes of production, the project also focuses on branding and marketing of legumes. It will create and implement strategies that can successfully expand the market for legumes from Ramechhap to a wider scale. In addition to that, digital literacy and adoption of information technology based on human-centered design is also a core component of the project.
Another prominent project intervention is the Farmers Field Schools (FFS) that will expose participating women farmers to various climate-friendly and advanced farming technology and techniques to enhance their productivity.
In Ramechhap, the project takes a unique approach to integrate women’s well-being and the district’s prospects in legumes production. Besides uplifting women’s role in legume production and elevating them towards higher nodes of production, the project also focuses on branding and marketing of legumes. It will create and implement strategies that can successfully expand the market for legumes from Ramechhap to a wider scale. In addition to that, digital literacy and adoption of information technology based on human-centered design is also a core component of the project.
Another prominent project intervention is the Farmers Field Schools (FFS) that will expose participating women farmers to various climate-friendly and advanced farming technology and techniques to enhance their productivity.
Ganga Shrestha is a lead woman farmer from Charghare, Ramechhap who lives with her two young children. Her husband is in Kathmandu and she handles the household all by herself in Ramechhap through agriculture. This includes earning their daily livelihood, ensuring her children’s education, and managing other expenses as and when needed. She has defied many odds as a woman in agriculture and believes that financial independence and education are integral to developing confidence in women.
