The TCR lesson is not phrased as a lesson. In finalizing this validation report, the NRM rephrased the lesson and provided additional information: Adequate consideration of Nepal’s political landscape in delivering or scaling up effective agricultural services and approaches in the future is critical. Nepal’s shift to federalism has devolved much of the agriculture sector work to subnational governments. The newly established provincial and local governments require extensive capacity building to deliver agriculture research and extension services. The planned ADB investment project for 2021 delivery will incorporate investments in research and development and a pluralistic extension system, focusing on hill horticulture development. Given the increasing fiscal burden on the government, a pluralistic extension service will be indispensable to ensure that farmers receive latest information. A digital platform is also becoming feasible in Nepal with 42 million mobile phone subscriptions in 2020 (148% of the population). The TCR lesson does not comment on how other similar projects' experience was leveraged in the re-design.
Support for Value Chain Development under the Nepal Agriculture Development Strategy