[Closed] Cooperative Market Development Programme

Background

There is a huge difference in farm gate price and the retailer price of fruits and vegetables due to the presence of different layers of middle persons in the vegetable supply chain. Farmers are not receiving reasonable prices for their product, while consumers are forced to pay high prices. In addition to this, inefficient and weak post production services; such as inadequate storage, packing and transportation infrastructure; inadequate marketing services; uneconomical scale of commercial production and lack of legal and institutional support for certification are other bottlenecks in the fruits and vegetable market. Cooperative is considered to be a good strategy to address these problems which could help farmers overcome these obstacles by offering their members a variety of services and capacity building for cooperative marketing.

The Cooperative Market Development Programme (CMDP) is trying to strengthen the capacity of the cooperatives to promote cooperative marketing. It is working closely with different partners to develop and operationalize cooperative market chain of fruits and vegetables at different levels primarily targeting the market of Kathmandu valley and Chitwan.

Major Achievements

  • Provided logistic support to 71 primary cooperatives, agriculture input support to 58 primary cooperatives, marketing support to 40 primary cooperatives and business plan development support to 20 primary cooperatives and cooperative markets.
  • Established and operated 3 cooperative markets out of 10 which are being constructed at different levels as a part of the cooperative market chain.
  • Supported 55 collection centers, 45 cooling chambers and 52 pickup vehicles as a post-production support for collective marketing, safe storage and transportation of fruits and vegetables to cooperative markets and primary cooperatives
  • Developed different guidelines and procedures like Sustainable Development Goals for Cooperative Movement of Nepal, Cooperative Market Operation Model Procedure, Cooperatives' Deposit and Credit Insurance Fund Establishment and Operationalization among others

31,178

farmers got access to the market

6,622

tons of fruits and vegetables worth USD 13,924,049 sold out

2,460

cooperative members enhanced their capacity

Gender & Social Inclusion Component

 

The project has been mainstreaming gender and social inclusion in all its interventions. It has also prioritized cooperatives that have women and representatives from ethnic minorities in major positions. 

  • The project has been working with sixteen women cooperatives to build their capacity through infrastructure, agriculture/marketing inputs and training support. Asof now, the project provided 9 pick up vehicles, built 11 collection centres and installed 7 cooling chambers.
  • Enhanced access of 16,643 farmers (49% women, 33% Janajati, 15% Dalits) to the market with the marketing support for collection center, cooling chambers and transportation facilities. 
  • Of the total general members in the primary cooperatives 60% are women, 44% are Janajati and 5% are Dalits
  • Likewise, of the total executive committee members 48% are women, 31% Janajati and 2% Dalit. 
  • Supported for the construction of a collection center for Chepang Community benefitting 262 Chepang people.

 

5 Ladies with beans

Supported 55 collection centers, 45 cooling chambers and 52 pickup vehicles as a post-production support for collective marketing, safe storage and transportation of fruits and vegetables to cooperative markets and primary cooperatives

 

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Project details:

Project Status Active
Project Period 1st February 2018 to 31st January 2023
Project ID 00102540
Focus Area Economic Development and Poverty Reduction
Collaborating Partners
  • Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation (MoLCPA)
  • District Cooperative Union (DCU)-6 DCUs
  • Local Governments (Municipalities)-18 Municipalities
  • National Cooperative Federation of Nepal (NCFN)
  • Agriculture Seed Vegetable and Fruit Central Cooperative Federation Limited (NEFSCOV)
Budget
  • Total Budget: NPR 11,400,000,000 (USD 11.4 Million)
  • GoN Contribution: NPR 515,000,000 (USD 5 Million)
  • UNDP Contribution: NPR 220,000,000(USD 2 Million)
  • Unfunded: NPR 405,000,000 (USD 4.4 Million)     

 

 

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Contact CO Focal Point

Ms. Kalpana Sarkar
Portfolio Manager
United Nation Development Program (UNDP) Nepal
UN House, Pulchowk, Lalitpur
Phone:+ 977 14290000
Email: kalpana.sarkar@undp.org
Project Focal Point

Dipak Dhakal
Acting National Project Manager
Cooperative Market Development Programme (CMDP)
MoLCPA, Singha Durbar, Kathmandu
Phone: 01-4200080/4200060
Email: dipak.cmdp@gmail.com