Forum for Rural Welfare and Agricultural Reform for Development (FORWARD Nepal)

The new five-year Feed the Future Nepal USAID Agricultural Transformation (“USAID Agricultural Transformation”) aims to catalyze transformation of Nepal’s agricultural sector required for long term inclusive economic growth. USAID Agricultural Transformation is implemented by Winrock International (prime) in collaboration with Center for Environmental and Agricultural Policy Research, Extension and Development (CEAPRED), Forum for Rural Welfare and Agricultural Reform for Development (FORWARD), CrossBoundary, Banyan Global, and the Institute for Integrated Development Studies (IIDS). USAID Agricultural Transformation’s working area will include 26 districts across six provinces, with the goal to reach more than 500,000 farmers. 

Building on successful Feed the Future (FTF) investments in Nepal, USAID Agricultural Transformation will apply a refined evidence-based market systems development approach that empowers Nepali private and public actors to identify, design, implement, and own solutions that address root causes of market inefficiencies across five target value chains (fine rice, industrial maize, lentils, high-value vegetables, and goat) through four interrelated objectives:

Objective 1: Agricultural productivity, competitiveness, and diversification increased 
Objective 2: Enabling environment for private sector investment in agriculture and equitable access to market systems improved 
Objective 3: Climate and economic resilience of women, youth, and marginalized communities enhanced 
Objective 4: Capacity of national agricultural research institutions and extension systems strengthened.