Kathmandu: UNDP’s Renewable Energy for Resilient Agri-Food Systems (RERAS) project, supported by Norway and Finland, organized ‘A Joint Provincial Level Stakeholders’ Planning Meeting’ with key government officials from the agriculture and irrigation sectors of Karnali and Sudurpashchim provinces.
The meeting brought together representatives from five ministries and ten local governments to strengthen coordination and identify opportunities for functional collaboration in agricultural production, productivity enhancement, and market support among the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture, and Cooperatives, local governments, and RERAS activities.
This served as a platform for participating agencies to present their tentative budget and plan for the next fiscal year aimed at improving agricultural production, productivity, and market linkages. Representatives also identified overlapping and complementary activities, discussed collaborative approaches to implementation, and explored ways to avoid duplication while maximizing synergy and impact.
The discussions further focused on strategies for sustainability, scalability, and effective communication to ensure long-term impact and stronger inter-governmental coordination in building resilient agri-food systems in West Nepal.
