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Welcome to Riverbed Farming Alliance

Riverbed farming, i.e. cultivation of crops on seasonal riverbeds, has shown to be a promising measure to alleviate poverty of the landless and landpoor households of the Tarai region in Nepal. Several governmental and non-governmental actors have initiated activities related to riverbed farming in different districts of Nepal.

In order to exchange experiences and to work towards a national riverbed farming strategy, the Riverbed Farming Alliance was initiated in 2011.

News & Events

On 10 January 2012 the Riverbed Farming Alliance members signed a Memorandum of Understanding. This Memorandum will support the collaboration and the implementation of common activities in 2012 and beyond.

Case Studies

Case Study 1: Prithvi Chan Hemram (45), Majhare-8, Morang

Mr. Hemram was landless and depended largely on daily wages and share cropping. None of his children attended school and he had the burden of a loan of NRs. 30,000 with an interest rate of 36%.

Case Study 2: Phoolpati Chaudhary (34), Urma-7, Kailali.

Before starting riverbed farming, Ms. Chaudhary with her whole family earned hardly NRs. 12,000 annually by cultivating cereal crops on 4 kattha of own land and 5 kattha of shared land.

Contact

Riverbed Farming Alliance
c/o HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation
GPO Box 688, Kathmandu/Nepal
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