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Nepal Economic, Agriculture, and Trade (NEAT) Activity
June 13, 2011
Dr. Brahma Bhakta MathemaDeputy Chief of Party &Dr. Deva Bhakta ShakyaManager, Business Enabling Environment
Key Project Details
Contract Period: December 2010-June 2013 Geographic scope: Nationwide Total staff: 160
– Kathmandu: 30– Field: 130
Target Population: 50,000 households; 300,000 people
NEAT Objective
Increased Economic Opportunities and Food Security Enhanced
1. Economic Policies Strengthened
2. Competitiveness of Selected Sectors Increased
3. Food Security Enhanced
4. Access to Microfinance Services Increased
Support Program activitiesComponents Activities
Strengthening Business Enabling Environment
Advocacy and Improvement of information distribution to facilitate business growth
Improving Trade Policies and Practices
Improving Fiscal Polices and Practices Addressing production, processing and marketing constraints Strengthen relationships between lead farms, SMEs and Micro-entreprises Improve Policies constrainining value chain competitiveness Increase Agriculture Productivity and Production Development and dissemination of Agricultural innovation
Improving Microfinance Policy Strengthening Capacity of Microfinance institutions
Fiscal and Trade Policies
Business Enabling Environment
Food security
Competitiveness
Microfinance
Collaborative Partner Government Agencies
Line Ministry Support activities
Transparency in customs check points; strengthen risk management and post clearace adudit system; customs valuation standardization
Simplification of the tax payment system and capacity building at IRD
Build analytical and trade research capacity of MOCS staff; Support development of trade negotiation agenda
Implementation of Competition Promotion and Market Protection Act
Ministry of Commerce and
Supplies
Ministry of Finance
Improving Policy and legal provisions constraining value chain competivenessAssist with the amendment of the Foreign Investment and Technology Transfer Act of 1992 (FITTA) and introduce new Industrial Enterprise Regulation and an amendment of the
Ministry of Industry
Develop a “One-Stop Service Center” for business registration and regulation
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
Collaborative support to increase competitiveness of selected sectors and food security
Activities in partnership with private sector organizations
NEAT will be working with AEC, FNCCI, CNI and selected commodity associations like SEAN, ANROPI and HOTPA to address business enabling policy constraints, particularly for organizing public-private dialogues and policy advocacy for improving business enabling environments and information dissemination to their members and the public at large.
NEAT will also support private sector stakeholders in selected value chains, particularly related to post harvest handling, processing and marketing.
Competitiveness of Selected Sectors Increased
• Lentil• Ginger• Orthodox Tea• Off-season vegetables
Nation-wide focus, work at all levels of the value chain
Intervention Strategy in enhancing Competitiveness- Promotion of Good Agriculture Practices - Processing for quality & value addition - Market linkage and expansion - Finally increase Production volume, Sales &Income
Key Implementation approaches - production & productivity work in selected pockets & district only- Processing- in cleaning, bulking, sorting – at FBOs/Collectors/traders level (with exception at producers)- Marketing- along major marketing channel to the end markets
Food Security Enhanced
Activities Select 80 VDCs in 14 target districts Conduct local market surveys Establish 400 farmer groups Facilitate access to inputs through establishment of a
voucher program Promote the implementation of good agricultural
practices through demonstration sites Support R&D organizations and facilitate transfer of
new technologies to producers
Project Area
• Western Region: 3 districts (Kapilbastu, Palpa & Arghakhanchi), coverage of 17 VDCs
• Mid-Western Region: 10 districts. (Dang, Salyan, Pyuthan, Rolpa, Rukum,Banke, Bardiya, Surkhet,Dailekh and Jajarkot), coverage of 58 VDCs
• Far-Western Region: 1 district (Kailali), coverage of 5 VDCs
Total Households: 28,000
Program Focus
• Staple Food: Rice, Wheat, and Maize
• Vegetables: Tomato, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Cowpea, Chillies, Cucumber, and Onion
• Livestock: Goat, Pig and Poultry
Access to Microfinance Services Increased
Activities Conduct a feasibility study for a Credit Information
Bureau (CIB) specifically for the microfinance sector Map MFIs in target districts and expand MFI
geographic coverage; Also link MFIs to agriculture clients
Design of IT-supported delivery system in target districts
Assess MF training providers Grants to MFIs for innovative products
Role of FNCCI and its related member organizations
• Provide support to Government in policy, regulatory reforms, and trade negotiation improvement
• Organize and participate in the structured Public-Private Dialogues at central and regional levels
• Organize effective policy advocacy for enhancing business enabling environments and to facilitate business growth
• Encourage its members and potential entrepreneurs to participate in the implementation of NEAT’s competitiveness program activities.