Nepal Population : 28.09 Millions Poverty headcount ratio (% of population): 25.2% (2010) GDP : $29.17 Trillions GDP growth (annual): 6.7% Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP): 26% Area : 147,516㎢ Income Level: Lower middle income Source : World Development Indicators Database Year : 2018

Topic & Summary Year : 2017 Topic : Strengthening Food Security Program Framework for Improving Food Security in Nepal Project Duration : 2017 Partner Ministry : Ministry of Agricultural Development Joint Research Agency : Ministry of Agricultural Development Executing Agnecy : Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Affairs Implementing Agency : Korea Rural Economic Institute (KREI) Project Director : Jang Heo, Research Director, Center for International Agricultural Partnership (CIAP), KREI Project Manager : Jongsun Kim, Research Fellow, Center for International Agricultural Partnership (CIAP), KREI Project Officer : Yoonjeong Kim, Research Associate, CIAP, KREI Advisor : Dongkyu Park (KREI)

2017

• Policy Meeting

  

  Policy Meeting

  Date
  - February 6 to 11, 2017

  Venue
  - Ministry of Agricultural Development, Kathmadu, Nepal
  
  Results
  - From February 6 to 11, 2017, KREI visited Nepal’s Ministry of Agricultural Development of Nepal and had a policy meeting to sign the Record of Discussion on the 2017 KAPEX Project, including joint research, KAPEX Training Programs and KAPEX Result-sharing Workshops in Korea and Nepal. They discussed the details on the topic area and priority issues of Nepal’s food security. They visited related departments and other institution to request future cooperation in joint research and local training.

• Joint research

  

  Joint research

  
  Topic
  - Enhancing Zero Hunger Challenge Initiative Action Paln 2015-2025
  
  Partner Agency
  - Ministry of Agricultural Development
  
  Result-sharing Workshop in Nepal
  - On August 10, 2017, Nepal held the Result-sharing Workshop in Kathmandu to share the results of KAPEX Trainings and the project experience to increase productivity in Nepal. The Ministry of Agricultural Development presented the results of joint research. The other related institutions, such as the UNDP and KOICA, shared their projects implemented in Nepal, and discussed how to improve food security in Nepal.
  
  Major Findings
  - According to the research, Nepal is facing some challenges, including land tenure ownership, land fragmentation, land use patterns and quality degradation, and land conservation. Youth migration from rural, low R&D investment, and loose links in extension, research, education and farmers are another bottleneck for Nepal’s food security. Based on the research findings, the following are the recommendations for productivity increase: support for irrigation, policy support for land size increase, the supply of quality seeds, access to finance, support to farmers, and market management through capacity building. As the study aims to improve zero-hunger action plans, Nepal should prioritize the zero-hunger activities, such as extension services to farmers for capacity building and the supply of quality seeds.

• KAPEX Traning

  

  KAPEX Traning

  Date
  - (Invitational Training) June 18 to 24, 2017/ (Local Training) August 1 to 10, 2018
  
  Venue
  - Seoul, Korea and Kathmandu, Nepal
  
  Results
  - Korea held the Invitational Training for Nepal’s ten high-level public officials to enhance policy development capabilities by sharing Korea’s development experience in agricultural policies for food security through lectures, site visits, and discussions. They had lectures, such as "Agricultural Cooperatives in Korea," "Agricultural Development in Korea,” "Korean Rural Development: Saemaul Movement," and "Agricultural Extension Service in Korea". They visited local agricultural research and extension service centers and wholesale agricultural markets. Based on the implications from the lectures and study visits, the participants developed action plans to enhance food security in Nepal.
  For local training in Nepal, 20 working-level public officials and experts participated to develop ideas on improving food security from lectures, site visits, and discussions with Korean experts.

  
  

• KAPEX Academy

  

• KAPEX Result-sharing Workshop

  

  KAPEX Result-sharing Workshop

  
  Date
  - November 17 , 2017
  
  Venue
  - Seoul
  
  Results
  - On November 17, 2017, Korea held the KAPEX Result-sharing Workshop to share the final results of the joint research and propose the possible ODA projects from 3 partner countries, including Nepal, Uzbekistan and Colombia, for the 2017 KAPEX Project. The partners for the 2018 KAPEX, such as Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Mongolia, participated in the workshop and presented the topics of their projects, and shared the background of the projects.