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 |