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Collective farming in Nepal (Nepal agriculture collectives)
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The International Water Management Institute's (IWMI) collective farming project in Nepal for landless and marginal farmers encouraged marginal, tenant and women farmers to undertake collective farming. The participants have now become capable of increasing their incomes in the process.
However, smallholder, marginal and landless farmers are unable to benefit much from agriculture because of small land parcels and lack fund for investment. Collective farming offers an alternative livelihood and income generation options for them. It is a form of agriculture done by landless and marginal farmers on land obtained on lease, sharing irrigation infrastructure, produce agricultural crops and share benefits.
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Collective farming in Nepal
IWMI. 2021. Collective farming in Nepal (Nepal agriculture collectives). Video. Colombo, Sri Lanka: IWMI.
