CRS-F2F Nepal is organizing the “2022 Small Farms Conference: Transforming and Sustaining Small Farmers” on Friday, June 24, 2022, in collaboration and partnership with the Government of Nepal, universities, research organizations, the Federation of Small Farmers’ Cooperatives, National Federation of Farmers’ Groups, financial and agricultural insurance institutions, USAID implementing partners, private enterprises and community-based organizations. During the conference, presenters (farmers, researchers, and experts) will share successes in small-scale farming as well as innovative ideas for research, extension, and education to strengthen collaboration and partnerships among the public, private, and cooperative sectors who work to ensure that small farmers advance and sustain their farms in the rapidly evolving socio-economic and environmental contexts. The conference will also serve as a forum to discuss the results of research accomplished by the Nepal Agriculture Research Council (NARC), agriculture and forestry universities, and NGOs. It is anticipated that around eighty participants from diverse stakeholders will attend.
The overall goal of this event is to strengthen sustainability, competitiveness, and profitability for small farms and farming systems in Nepal. Specific objectives include:
Prachanda Kattel, Project Coordinator
Tel: 9841658430
Email: Prachanda.kattel@crs.org
8:30 to 9:00 AM
Registration and Tea and Coffee
CRS-F2F colleagues will be available at the registration desk to support you.
Facilitator: CRS-F2F
Methods: Registration Desk
9:00 to 9:15 AM
Inauguration Session (Chair: Secretary/Joint Secretary, MOALD)
Facilitator: MC
9:15 to 9:30 AM
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Katherine Price,
Country Representative, CRS Nepal
Facilitator: MC
Methods: Speech
9:30 to 10:30 AM
Panel Discussion on F2F Program in Nepal: Journey and The Impacts
Facilitator: Panel moderator: Nirmal Gadal, CRS-F2F Project Director
Methods: Presentation and Panel discussion
10:30 to 11:10 AM
Experience Sharing by The US and In-Country Volunteer Experts
Facilitator: MC
11:10 to 11:40 AM
Remarks and Session Closing
Facilitator: MC
11:40 AM to 12:25 PM
Lunch
12:25 to 1:25 PM
Educational Session: Promising Research Results for Adoption by Smallholder Farmers (Chair: MoALD/NARC/AFU/IIAAS)
Facilitator: MC
1:25 to 2:25 PM
Parallel Discussion Sessions: Advancing and Sustaining Small Farms For The Nation’s Prosperity
Group 1: Sustainable transformation of small farms in Nepal: Current situation and the ways forward (Dr. Devendra Gauchan)
Group 2: Access to innovations (Dr. Bal Krishna Joshi, Head, Gene Bank/NARC)
Group 3: Access to quality and affordable input (seed/breed, fertilizers, plant protection, irrigation) in Nepal (Durga Adhikari, President SEAN Seed Center)
Group 4: Access to Ag. credit in Nepal (NRB or Babu Kaji Thapa, ADB/N)
Group 5: Access to government support and subsidies (Dr. Rajendra Mishra, Joint Secretary, MoALD)
Facilitator: Moderator and Group Facilitators
Methods: The group facilitator will share a brief background on the topic followed by an open discussion on the issue.
2:25 to 3:05 PM
Presentation by Group Facilitators
Facilitator: MC
Methods: Presentation
3:05 to 3:20 PM
Q&A Session
Facilitator: MC
Methods: Discussion
3:20 to 4:05 PM
Market Place
Facilitator: F2F Hosts and Stakeholders
Methods: Poster, display, and oral briefing.
4:05 to 4:25 PM
Conclusion and The Way Forward
Facilitator: MC
Methods: Presentation
4:25 to 4:40 PM
Feedback Collection
Facilitator: Chhan/Prach anda
Methods: Questionnaire Sheet
4:40 to 5:00 PM
Closing Remarks
Facilitator: Moderator
Methods: Speech