Caritas Nepal organised an project inauguration Ceremony for the European Union supported project "Building Resilience to Climate Change through Strengthening Adaptive Small Scale Farming Systems in rainfed areas in Bangladesh, India and Nepal (SAF-BIN)’’ on 24th June, 2011 at Hotel Himalaya, Lalitpur. The Ceremony was chaired by Fr. Bogati K B, Executive Director. The Chief Guest was Mr. Lluis Navarro, Charge d’ Affairs of European Mission to Nepal.
The main objectives of the project is to promote local food and nutritional security through the promotion of adaptive small scale farming in four rain-fed agro-eco systems in South Asia in context of climate change. The project will undertake participatory agriculture research, refine suitable practices and technologies, and undertaken extension of these practices and technologies (and models) so that small farms managed by small farmers are more resilient to climate change impacts. The introduction of the project was presented by Manindra Malla, Head of Program Desk, Caritas Nepal. The project is being implemented by Caritas Organizations in Nepal, Bangladesh, India. The lead agency is Caritas Australia and supporting organization is European Union.
In Nepal the project will be implemented in 3 districts – Kaski, Nawalparasi, and Bardiya. There will be 1000-1200 small farmer participants as direct beneficiaries. Thousands of other small farmers will be benefitted from practices and technologies and models refined to adapt to climate change by the project in its duration of five years.
