Assessment of Poverty and Food Security in the Mid and Far-Western Regions of Nepal

2008

Linking Local Initiatives to New Know-how (LLINK) – a new development approach of Helvetas/Nepal has started from 1997 in four districts namely Dailekh, Achham, Doti and Jajarkot of mid and far-west development regions of Nepal with aim to address the poverty and food in-sufficiency issues. This study was assesses the contribution of LLINK program in two districts out of four program districts to increase food security of Small farmers, landless,
Occupational and women (SLOW). The study learnt the multi dimensional impact of the program that the agricultural productivity increasing; livelihoods of the people have been improving through the sale of agricultural commodities; earnings from employment obtained after skills training; appraise the contribution of LLINK program
to reduce distress migration to the working communities