Objectives and Strategies

Indicators (Activities, intermediate Indicators and  Outcomes)

Expected main contributions under <h> Country Programme

1 Agriculture

1.1  Increase agricultural production productivity and income for food security and poverty reduction

1.1.1 Expand the use of available modern technology

·    Enhanced farmer’s group based technology dissemination system and capability enhancement of staff and farmers groups (need based location specific technology).

·    Increased number of effective farmers groups

·    Enhance balanced use of agro-chemicals (increase number of IPM and other farmer’s field schools).

·    Promote research, development and extension for food security in severely food deficit districts (e.g. More diversified production system and enhanced commercialization)

·    About 3500 farmer groups served (LLINK, LISP,  CoPP, SSMP) per year

·    Integrated Crop and Plant Nutrient Management through more than 100 Farmer Field Schools per year (SSMP, CoPP, LLINK with DoA)

·    Achham, Dailekh, Doti, Jajarkot, Dachula, Baitadi by LLINK and SSMP

1.1.2 Increase farmers access to modern agricultural input and credit

·      Enhance market based environment for increasing fertilizer supply and uses.

·      Enhance rural banking activities (ADBN/ RBs) for effective credit delivery (continued).

·      Strengthen regional research farms stations and private sectors resources for ensured quality seeds/breeds/planting materials production and supply to the local multipliers/nurseries.

·      As part of Integrated Plant Nutrient Management (SSMP with DoA)

·      Linkage with regional research farms in Doti, Dailekh, Kailali, Kaski and Dhankuta (LLINK, SSMP)

1.1.3 Promote diversification and commercialization in crops/livestock production system

·      Implement intensive agriculture program in year round irrigated areas (e.g. reduced food insecurity, contribution to income increase).

·      Increased number and coverage of intensive pockets in year round irrigated areas.

·      Provide incentive and appropriate support package for expansion of ground water irrigation and on farm water management (improved efficiency of on farm water uses).

·      Intensify production and increase areas /coverage of high value crops / livestock commodities in potentials pockets (continued).

·      Micro-irrigation (drip, sprinkler, water harvesting ponds, ….) supported in combination with cash crop production (e.g. vegetable)

·      Support to vegetable, citrus, coffee, ginger as main commodities in pocket areas

1.1.4 Include NGOs / private sector involvement in partnership and contract in agricultural service delivery system

·      Ensure and increase involvement of private sector / NGOs / CBOs and local bodies sector in extension service delivery

·      More than 100 NGO / CBO are annually participating in activities (LLINK, LISP, SSMP, CoPP)

·      Linkage of NGO / CBO with line agencies at district level through quarterly review and planning

·      Local extension fund for farmer-to-farmer diffusion reaching more than 15000 HH per year

1.1.5 Improve effectiveness of Panning, Monitoring and Evaluation

·      Enhance PME capabilities at all levels (e.g. improved database and regularized reporting and review system in place at all levels).

·      Enhanced through CPPME in at least 5 focal districts in collaboration with DDC and MoLD

1.1.6 Decentralize research and extension

·      Devolve DOA/DLS extension activities to local bodies and ensure operational effectiveness and technical backstopping to them ( decentralized extensions are fully functional by 2004).

·      Decentralize NARC’s adaptive and on farms research activities to RARCS.

·      Support decentralized extension in focal districts (in collaboration with APPSP)

·      Capacitate local NGOs and CBOs as local extension organizations

1.2 Develop local and export market opportunities

1.2.1 Encourage private and cooperative sectors involvement for market promotion and infrastructure development

·      Co-ordinate the expansion of agricultural roads and rural electrification.

·      Commodity policies developed for major commodities by 2004.

·      Emphasize on marketing research, flow of market information and development of market infrastructure (Agro industry, collection center, and whole-sale and retail outlets).

·      Increased number of market infrastructures and continuity in market research and information flow.

·      Feeder and district road development (support to RAP)

·      District road 80km in Terhathum

·      Capillary roads in Palpa

·      Collection centre development (Terhathum, Palpa, Dailekh, Doti)

·      Commodity specific support to ginger and coffee at national level

1.2.2 Promote cooperative and contractual farming

·      Regulate/facilitate agro processing and standardization.

·      Legal arrangements for cooperative and contractual farming in place by 2004.

·      Cases of cooperative and contractual farming in place after 2004.

·      Support to coffee and ginger at national level

2 Irrigation

2.1. Promote year round irrigation in the irrigable land

2.1.1 Strengthen public and community
based irrigation system

·     Enhance maintenance and rehabilitation of existing farmer managed and public irrigation systems (Increased and strengthened water users’ committees (WUAS) in place).

·     Year round irrigation increased to 50% of the irrigated land by 2005.

·      Rehabilitation of at least 15 small irrigation systems per year in hill areas (LILI)

2.1.2 Expand new irrigation facilities with focus on APP

·     Develop and implement small surface irrigation facilities in the hill and surface and ground water irrigation facilities in the Terai.

·     Increased number and hectarage of new schemes developed and managed by NGO’s and private sector.

·     Private sector and NGO participation in irrigation management increased.

·      Complementary irrigation systems for bari land (LILI, LLINK)

2.1.3 Establish coordination in intensive agriculture program formulation and implementation in year round irrigated areas at all level

·     Scale up On Farm Water Management Program

·     Environmental and occupational health care and sanitation facilities provided with inter-sectoral collaboration.

·      Integrated Water Resource Management to be developed and tested in collaboration with other actors (WARM, LILI, SSMP, LLINK)

·      Preparation of at least 15 Water Use Master Plans per year and integration into policy (WARM, RVWRMP)

3 Trade

3.1 Increase the contribution of trade in the economy

3.1.1 Trade policy to be made compatible with regional/international agreements

3.1.2 Enhance competitiveness

3.1.3 Involve private sector for export promotion

Not a priority area for <h>

4 Labor

4.1 Increase employment to reduce poverty

4.1.1 Make employment intensive growth objectives

·      Reorient public expenditure to make it more employment intensive

·      Incentives and policies improvement for private sector to generate employment growth

·      F-SKILL tests a new approach to link the employment sector with the training sector. The modality is open for expansion as it is based on a franchising modality.

4.1.2 Reform vocational training program to link with employment policy objectives and labor demand

·      Streamline present training programs based on market and demand for such training identified by CBOs at district level (Efficiency of labor enhanced).

·      Consultative process strengthened and cooperation initiated and institutionalized with the private sector in making the training programme more demand driven and effective

·      F-SKILL contributes through employment-oriented training with business like implementation modality and impact financing.

·      Close linkage with Skill Testing Division of CTEVT for developing national standards for market oriented skill training.

4.1.3 Make labor laws flexible

Not a priority area for <h>

4.1.4 Enhance foreign employment

·       Agreements with labor importing countries increased/strengthened (number of laborers employed oversees increases).

·       Skill development program encouraged for oversea migrants workers.

·      F-SKILL explores employment opportunities and skill requirements for overseas employment.

4.2 Ensure congenial environment for better industrial relation.

4.2 1 Promote industrial relationship for increasing the labor productivity

Not a priority area for <h>

4.3 Protect children from exploitation

4.3 1 Eliminate child labor

Not a priority area for <h>

5 Roads

5.1 Develop & manage road transport network in cost effective way to support socio economic development effort

5.1.1 Expansion of road network to link the districts without road

·       10 additional District headquarters connected by road (by FY 07).

·       Road access increased to 70 District Headquarters.

·      Indirect contribution through RAP in 9 districts

5.1.2 Encourage private sector participation

·       Act developed for BOT projects (Road length increased by 1025 km).

·      Indirect contribution through RAP

5.1.3 Maintain the road network in serviceable condition

·        Rural roads responsibilities transferred to DDCs.

·      Indirect contribution through RAP

5.1.4 Maintain the road network in serviceable condition

·        Road Board operational

·        Framework planned for road maintenance system (90% of SRN in good/fair condition).

·        Management efficiency improved in planning, procurement and implementation

·      Indirect contribution through RAP

6 Power sector

6.1 Expand electricity coverage in a reliable, financially and environmentally sustainable manner.

6.1.1 Promote private sector participation in power sector

6.1.2 Improve financial viability of NEA

6.1.3 Integrate rural electrification with rural economic development

6.1.4 Promote cooperative based grid-based rural electrification

6.1.5 Expand and reinforce power infrastructure

Not a priority area for <h>

Indirect contribution through RVWRMP for micro-hydro power

7 Information and communication

7.1 Improve access of information and communication

7.1.1 Private sector participation

7.1.2 Clarity on role and responsibility of public and private operators

7.1.3 Functional autonomy

Not a priority area for <h>

8 Tourism, Infrastructure, Services and Promotion

8.1 Expand tourism activities

8.1 1 Tourism promotion/marketing and product development

8.1.2 Infrastructure development

8.1.3 Tourism facilitation

Not a priority area for <h>

Local support for tourism development in Palpa (LISP)

9 Industry

9.1 Expand industrialization

9.1.1 Strengthened market oriented policies

Not a priority area for <h>

9.1.2 Strengthening SMEs

·       Incentive and programs for technological improvement and upgrading SMEs

·       Institutional mechanism/acts subcontracting to SMEs

·       Entrepreneurship training, skill development

·      F-SKILL targets employment in the small and medium enterprise sector which will benefit from the enhanced work force.

·      Additionally, it will explore under its SKILL-plus approach modalities to strengthen employment and self-employment in the micro-enterprise sector.

·      Elam supports about 50 new micro-enterprises per year

9.1.2 Improved industrial environment

Not a priority area for <h>

10 Supply

10.1 Improve the supply and distribution of essential commodities

10.1.1 Strengthen food supplies in remote areas

10.1.2 Market based petroleum prize

Not a priority area for <h>

Objectives and Strategies

Indicators (Activities, Intermediate Indicators and  Outcomes)

Contributions under <h> Country Programme

11 Education

11.1 Improve quality of and access to education especially primary education

11.1.1 Decentralization of school management to communities/local bodies and change in role of district and central level agencies from implementation to facilitation, monitoring and evaluation

11.1.2 Improve and expand teachers training program

11.1.3 Strengthen school monitoring and supervision system

Not a priority area for <h>

11.2 Delivery of literacy programs with livelihood improvement

11.2.1 Integration of literacy programs with CBO-based income generation activities facilitated by local bodies.

·      Expand literacy campaign by increased involvement of CBOs/NGOs/local bodies

·      Adult literacy rate (+15) increased from 49 to 63%.

·      Female adult literacy rate (+15) increased from 34 to 55%.

·      Expand Community Learning Centers

·      Literacy classes supported as part of other projects (RAP, , LLINK)

11.3 Improve access of girls, Dalits and disadvantaged children to education

11.3.1 Mitigate social, cultural and financial barriers for access to education

11.3.2 Social contracts for access improvement

Not a priority area for <h>

11.4 Meet national demand for basic and middle level Technical human resources

11.4.1 Vocational courses attached to existing secondary school

·      Initiate and strengthen the program in 25 schools as an annex program, to start from 2004. (Short an medium term technical training to more than 30 000 people)

·      Increase share of semi-skilled and skilled labor in the labor force.

·      Not a priority area for <h>

·      Vocational training to about 1300 persons (SKILL, F-SKILL) but not as annex programme

11.4.2 Promote private provision of basic and middle level technical training

·      Introduction of voucher system targeted to poor for basic and middle level technical training, to start from 2004.

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12 Health

12.1 Increase essential heath care services to all with special emphasis to rural/remote/poor population

12.1.1 Development and retention of trained staff especially in rural areas

12.1.2 Training and upgrading of health personnel

12.1.3 Increased supply of essential drugs, vaccines

12.1.4 Expand accessibility/facilities (TB, malaria, leprosy, HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment)

12.1.5 Up-gradation of primary health centers and hospitals

12.1.6 Decentralized operation and management

12.1.7 Promotion and coordination with NGO/INGOs and private Sectors

12.1.8 Improved regulatory mechanism (improved collaboration)

Not a priority area for <h>

Targeted support to Uterus Prolapse awareness, prevention and treatment (LLINK)

HIV/AIDS awareness and traininig on prevention integrated into most programmes

13 Drinking Water and Sanitation

13.1 Increased/improved access to sustainable basic drinking water services in rural areas

13.1.1 Scale up the demand driven and participatory approach to rural water supply and sanitation schemes. This approach involves NGOs, CBOs, local private sector to assist communities to plan, design and implement and operate and maintain their own schemes

·      Revise the 1998 rural sub-sector policy to include clear roles & responsibilities of sector actors by 2003 (consistent sector policy in place and implemented)

·      Reform / consolidate the institutional mechanisms and approaches to service delivery to facilitate implementation by 2003 (community driven approaches adopted to sustainable water systems).

·      About 3.8 million people have access to safe and sustainable drinking water services.

·      Strengthen autonomy of the RWSS Fund Development Board through Act by 2003

·      Rehabilitate rural water supply schemes for community management

·      Sector monitoring system established, the sector monitored effectively and regularly and budget allocations to sector agencies are performance based

·      Reduced water borne and water washed diseases

·      District develop /update district water development plans regular to improve planning staring 2003 and continuous (about 150 schemes rehabilitated an community managed)

·     About 150 schemes rehabilitated and community managed.

·      More than 15000 people get access to drinking water in rural areas every year (WARM)

·      More than 50 schemes per year constructed and handed over to community management including OM-fund

·      Sanitation and health promotion part of the drinking water construction

13.2 Improve and expand basic sanitation facilities in rural and urban areas

13.2.1 Promote sanitation as an integral part of water supply projects through public education and awareness campaigns by mobilizing NGOs, CBOs, local bodies and the private sector

·      Every new water supply scheme should include sanitation as a component of the project and provide for promotional activities (about 4,50 000 households build and use latrines in rural areas)

·      Promote sanitation activities in areas that already have water supply services but no sanitation facilities

·      All drinking new water schemes include sanitation (WARM, RVWRMP)

13.3 Improved access to and up-gradation of basic drinking water services in urban and semi-urban areas through involvement of private sector and / or local bodies

13.3.1 Create a conducive environment for private sector participation & local bodies involvement in urban and semi-urban water supply services by legislative reforms, cost recovery policy & a national water quality standards/guideline

·       Implement cost recovery policies starting 2003

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