Enabling environment for Sustainable Intensification of Mixed Farming System for gender transformative change in mid-hills of Nepal: What to consider?

Nepal’s agriculture sector is facing various challenges including, amongst others, inadequate infrastructures, investment, labor shortage, climate-induced changes, and weak agriculture governance mechanisms. With the increase in migration trends among males, the ‘left behinds’ in the mid-hills of Ne...

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Autores principales: Koirala, Sanju, Buchy, Marlène, Khadka, Manohara, Shakya, Shristi, Neupane, Nihari
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Publicado: International Water Management Institute 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137127
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author Koirala, Sanju
Buchy, Marlène
Khadka, Manohara
Shakya, Shristi
Neupane, Nihari
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Khadka, Manohara
Koirala, Sanju
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description Nepal’s agriculture sector is facing various challenges including, amongst others, inadequate infrastructures, investment, labor shortage, climate-induced changes, and weak agriculture governance mechanisms. With the increase in migration trends among males, the ‘left behinds’ in the mid-hills of Nepal, are mostly women, middle-aged men, and the elderly. Due to the massive decline in the labor force, arable land is left fallow, ultimately affecting food security. Within this context, IWMI and CIMMYT are conducting action research in Khotang and Surkhet districts located in the mid-hills of Nepal as part of a CGIAR initiative on the Sustainable Intensification of Mixed Farming System (SI-MFS). The intention is to suggest sustainable, gendertransformative pathways to address some of the challenges by deploying locally viable sociotechnical innovations selected, profiled, and piloted in consultation with different stakeholders. The successful implementation and scaling of innovation depends on softer elements such as policies and regulations, informal institutions–power relations, value chains, markets, financial mechanisms, and infrastructure. Considering this, the study aims to assess factors that support and/or constrain the SI-MFS in Nepal to bring about transformative changes in the lives of women, the elderly and marginalized farmers. Using a gendertransformative approach (GTA) as a framework, we are trying to understand how GTA matches with the goals set by SI-MFS initiatives. This study takes a reflective approach and critically assesses SI-MFS activities planned and implemented in Nepal. At the initial stage of the research, we will be sharing reflections on challenges we faced in contextualizing SI-MFS activities in Nepal within GTA.
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spelling CGSpace1371272025-11-07T08:51:34Z Enabling environment for Sustainable Intensification of Mixed Farming System for gender transformative change in mid-hills of Nepal: What to consider? Koirala, Sanju Buchy, Marlène Khadka, Manohara Shakya, Shristi Neupane, Nihari gender agriculture research sustainable intensification Nepal’s agriculture sector is facing various challenges including, amongst others, inadequate infrastructures, investment, labor shortage, climate-induced changes, and weak agriculture governance mechanisms. With the increase in migration trends among males, the ‘left behinds’ in the mid-hills of Nepal, are mostly women, middle-aged men, and the elderly. Due to the massive decline in the labor force, arable land is left fallow, ultimately affecting food security. Within this context, IWMI and CIMMYT are conducting action research in Khotang and Surkhet districts located in the mid-hills of Nepal as part of a CGIAR initiative on the Sustainable Intensification of Mixed Farming System (SI-MFS). The intention is to suggest sustainable, gendertransformative pathways to address some of the challenges by deploying locally viable sociotechnical innovations selected, profiled, and piloted in consultation with different stakeholders. The successful implementation and scaling of innovation depends on softer elements such as policies and regulations, informal institutions–power relations, value chains, markets, financial mechanisms, and infrastructure. Considering this, the study aims to assess factors that support and/or constrain the SI-MFS in Nepal to bring about transformative changes in the lives of women, the elderly and marginalized farmers. Using a gendertransformative approach (GTA) as a framework, we are trying to understand how GTA matches with the goals set by SI-MFS initiatives. This study takes a reflective approach and critically assesses SI-MFS activities planned and implemented in Nepal. At the initial stage of the research, we will be sharing reflections on challenges we faced in contextualizing SI-MFS activities in Nepal within GTA. 2023-10-10 2024-01-04T12:47:37Z 2024-01-04T12:47:37Z Poster https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137127 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute Koirala, Sanju; Buchy, Marlène; Khadka, Manohara; Shakya, Shristi; Neupane, Nihari. 2023. Enabling environment for Sustainable Intensification of Mixed Farming System for gender transformative change in mid-hills of Nepal: What to consider?. Poster. Presented at the CGIAR GENDER Conference 'From Research to Impact: Towards just and resilient agri-food systems', New Delhi, India, 9-12 October 2023. International Water Management Institute
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Buchy, Marlène
Khadka, Manohara
Shakya, Shristi
Neupane, Nihari
Enabling environment for Sustainable Intensification of Mixed Farming System for gender transformative change in mid-hills of Nepal: What to consider?
title Enabling environment for Sustainable Intensification of Mixed Farming System for gender transformative change in mid-hills of Nepal: What to consider?
title_full Enabling environment for Sustainable Intensification of Mixed Farming System for gender transformative change in mid-hills of Nepal: What to consider?
title_fullStr Enabling environment for Sustainable Intensification of Mixed Farming System for gender transformative change in mid-hills of Nepal: What to consider?
title_full_unstemmed Enabling environment for Sustainable Intensification of Mixed Farming System for gender transformative change in mid-hills of Nepal: What to consider?
title_short Enabling environment for Sustainable Intensification of Mixed Farming System for gender transformative change in mid-hills of Nepal: What to consider?
title_sort enabling environment for sustainable intensification of mixed farming system for gender transformative change in mid hills of nepal what to consider
topic gender
agriculture
research
sustainable intensification
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137127
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