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A phased approach to project design is useful if it is a complex, large project.

Project Number: 38426-023, 30232-013
Project Name: Decentralized Rural Infrastructure and Livelihood Project
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It is ineffective to leave the screening of applications for project grant funding to local institutions that may come under immense pressure from local communities and politicians.

Project Number: 37292-042
Project Name: High Mountain Agribusiness and Livelihood Improvement Project
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Community environmental awareness can be effectively advanced by making it a mandatory due diligence requirement.

Project Number: 37292-042
Project Name: High Mountain Agribusiness and Livelihood Improvement Project
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Size could limit the profitability of project investments.

Project Number: 37292-042
Project Name: High Mountain Agribusiness and Livelihood Improvement Project
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Targeting disadvantaged groups can lead to positive outcomes toward social inclusion.

Project Number: 37292-042
Project Name: High Mountain Agribusiness and Livelihood Improvement Project
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Poor connectivity of project areas and inadequate skills and experience in key project staff can make project supervision and attainment of results challenging.

Project Number: 37292-042
Project Name: High Mountain Agribusiness and Livelihood Improvement Project
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Considering Nepal’s rural economies and their social construct, it will be prudent for gender targets to aim for gradual gains on women’s empowerment.

Project Number: 37292-042
Project Name: High Mountain Agribusiness and Livelihood Improvement Project
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In-depth market analysis, product aggregation, and strong producer-buyer relationships will enable better market penetration.

Project Number: 37292-042
Project Name: High Mountain Agribusiness and Livelihood Improvement Project
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Business incubation requires time.

Project Number: 37292-042
Project Name: High Mountain Agribusiness and Livelihood Improvement Project
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Consolidation of production pockets to produce economies of scale is necessary to attract mainstream market players and enable small producers to participate in agricultural value chains on a sustained basis.

Project Number: 37292-042
Project Name: High Mountain Agribusiness and Livelihood Improvement Project
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An ineffective communication strategy can create misconceptions and undue expectations from projects.

Project Number: 37292-042
Project Name: High Mountain Agribusiness and Livelihood Improvement Project
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Early identification of risks is important for successful implementation of projects. The project design assumed that the government would apply its “no subsidy" policy for STWs in future projects. However, it fully subsidized farmers to install STWs in a government-funded project. As a result, surface irrigation had to replace groundwater irrigation in the CIP because of the lack of farmer demand for STW. Also, project targets should be fixed following a precise assessment.

Project Number: 38417-022
Project Name: Community Irrigation Project
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Challenges in GESI-AP implementation included (i) building women farmers’ confidence to participate in leadership roles in the WUAs, (ii) synchronizing the accessing of loans with the completion of agricultural training and irrigation improvement works to link women farmers with markets to sell their products.

Project Number: 38417-022
Project Name: Community Irrigation Project
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Farmers, particularly women farmers, found it more convenient to access loans through the community-based saving and credit schemes, which offered low interest rates. The MFIs did not generate enthusiasm in farmers because of the higher interest rates and the insufficient effort put in to convincing them of the benefits of microfinance

Project Number: 38417-022
Project Name: Community Irrigation Project
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Any new system for raising irrigation service fees (ISF) should harmonize with traditional practice. This and incentives to increase farmers’ willingness to pay ISF will help to sustain the system. The fragile geology of Nepal makes local infrastructure vulnerable to seasonal damage caused by floods and landslides. Collection of ISF by farmers is important to keep funds ready for emergency repairs. Farmers traditionally contributed in cash, kind, and labor for system maintenance.

Project Number: 38417-022
Project Name: Community Irrigation Project
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