Brief Introduction of Value Chain Development of Fruit and Vegetables Project [VCDP]


Background:

Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD) with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) jointly implementing the project on Value Chain Development of Fruit and Vegetables Project (VCDP) focusing major road corridors (BP highway, Prithivi highway and Hetauda-Dumkibas section of East-West highway) of Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces in Nepal. This project aims to increase incomes for smallholder farmers, focusing on increased production, reduced postharvest losses, and the improved marketing system for selected fruit and vegetables. Cooperatives and farmers’ groups will have better access to production technology, as well as improved crop production practices. Postharvest technologies will be developed and rolled-out in collaboration with the Nepal Agriculture Research Council. Support to physical facilities, organizational management, and access to market price information will be given to collection centres and satellite markets to enhance market linkages.


Objectives:

The project agrees to achieve three outcome-level results as follows:

Outcome 1: improve agricultural productivity through increased capacity of government agencies and better access to production technology by farmers.

Outcome 2: reduce postharvest losses of selected fruit and vegetables by postharvest technology development.

Outcome 3: better market linkages at local level


Focused Crops:

Fruits:

1. Banana

2. Citrus (Lime, Mandarin Orange and Sweet Orange)

3. Papaya

4. Pineapple

5. Watermelon

Vegetables:

6. Tomato

7. Cauliflower

8. Cabbage

9. Capsicum

10. Cucumber

11. Radish

12. Carrot

13. Potato

14. Onion

15. Garlic


Project Areas:

S.N.

District

Name of Palika

Road Corridor Name

1

Chitwan

Rapti Municipality

East-West Highway

2

Chitwan

Khairahani Municipality

East-West Highway

3

Chitwan

Ratnanagar Municipality

East-West Highway

4

Chitwan

Bharatpur Metropolitan

East-West Highway

5

Chitwan

Ichchhakamana Rural Municipality

Prithvi Highway

6

Dhading

Benighat Rorang Rural Municipality

Prithvi Highway

7

Dhading

Siddhalek Rural Municipality

Prithvi Highway

8

Dhading

Gajuri Rural Municipality

Prithvi Highway

9

Dhading

Galchi Rural Municipality

Prithvi Highway

10

Dhading

Thakre Rural Municipality

Prithvi Highway

11

Dhading

Dhunibesi Municipality

Prithvi Highway

12

Gorkha

Sahid Lakhan Rural Municipality

Prithvi Highway

13

Gorkha

Gandaki Rural Municipality

Prithvi Highway

14

Kaski

Pokhara Lekhnath Metropolitan

Prithvi Highway

15

Kavrepalanchok

Banepa Municipality

Araniko Highway

16

Kavrepalanchok

Dhulikhel Municipality

Araniko Highway

17

Kavrepalanchok

Panchkhal Municipality

Araniko Highway

18

Kavrepalanchok

Namobuddha Municipality

BP Highway

19

Kavrepalanchok

Roshi Rural Municipality

BP Highway

20

Makwanpur

Hetauda Sub Metropolitan

East-West Highway

21

Makwanpur

Manahari Rural Municipality

East-West Highway

22

Nawalparasi

Gaidakot Municipality

East-West Highway

23

Nawalparasi

Devchuli Municipality

East-West Highway

24

Nawalparasi

Kawasoti Municipality

East-West Highway

25

Nawalparasi

Madhyabindu Municipality

East-West Highway

26

Ramechhap

Khadadevi Rural Municipality

Dhulikhel-Sindhuli-Bhttamod Highway

27

Ramechhap

Manthali Municipality

Dhulikhel-Sindhuli-Bhttamod Highway

28

Sindhuli

Sunkoshi Rural Municipality

Dhulikhel-Sindhuli-Bhttamod Highway

29

Sindhuli

Golanjor Rural Municipality

Dhulikhel-Sindhuli-Bhttamod Highway

30

Sindhuli

Kamalamai Municipality

Dhulikhel-Sindhuli-Bhttamod Highway

31

Syangja

Putalibazar Municipality

Siddhartha Highway

32

Syangja

Phedikhola Rural Municipality

Siddhartha Highway

33

Tanahu

Myagde Rural Municipality

Prithvi Highway

34

Tanahu

Byas Municipality

Prithvi Rajmarg

35

Tanahu

Bandipur Rural Municipality

Prithvi Rajmarg

36

Tanahu

Bhanu Municipality

Prithvi Rajmarg

37

Tanahu

Anbukhaireni Rural Municipality

Narayanghat-Mugling Highway

38

Tanahun

Devghat Rural Municipality

Narayanghat-Mugling Highway

39

Tanahun

Shuklagandaki Municipality

Prithvi Highway