Proposal - DDC-kitchen Gardening'013
Proposal - DDC-kitchen Gardening'013
Proposal - DDC-kitchen Gardening'013
Submitted by:
1. Introduction:
Vegetable farming has been practicing in Nepal since long time as home consumption
and since few years commercial vegetable farming has also been practicing in some part of the
country. But, especially, in the urban areas like Kathmandu valley, almost the farming land is
changing into concrete land with housing, roads and other huge infrastructures. Huge amount
of money is being expensed to import the vegetables to fulfill the demand of urban areas like
Kathmandu valley. Similarly, the garbage/wastages came out from every household is creating
pollution and badly affecting the environment which is being a serious challenge to Nepal
government to manage it.
Hence, Social Development Organization Nepal aims to promote the sustainable kitchen
gardening for urban areas by encouraging the urban farmers towards roof-top and small scale
kitchen gardening which :
Provides nutritious food and essential vitamins, carbohydrate, protein, minerals needed
for human body.
Reduces the expenditures to buy imported vegetables and also can earn by selling
surplus vegetables.
Creates recreation and refreshment from the beautiful garden, and exercise for healthy
citizen.
Properly utilizes the garbage/ wastages as a compost manures by recycling which would
be used on kitchen gardening and ultimately reduces the pollution and garbage
dumping problem.
Sustainable kitchen gardening properly utilizes the local resources , farmer experiences
and hence reduces external dependency and expenditures.
4. Recommendation / solutions:
a) SDO-Nepal’s responsibilities:
Needy Farmer Group and farmers will be identified at Gongabu-2,3 in close co-
ordination with local key persons.
Program reporting and timely and effective conduction of the program will be done in close
coordination with beneficiary women farmer’s group and District Development Committee.
To provide financial and other required supports and guidance in time to SDO-Nepal in
order to complete the program in a agreed time and to make the program effective.
Demonstrate the Women Group itself as a Sustainable roof-top and small scale kitchen
gardening pocket-area presently and after the completion of project period too.
Best and effective use of training knowledge and practical/ supporting materials i. e.
compost bin, vegetables seed kit etc. provided by SDO-Nepal.
Timely and effective conduction of run program in close coordination with concerned
stakeholders.
5. Details:
A ) Promotion of Sustainable kitchen- Gardening( roof-top and small scale) for urban areas:
6. Summary :
The conduction of the Project would transfer sustainable kitchen gardening ( roof-top and
small scale gardening) on the urban areas farming technology to the local farmers which would
be cost effective, affordable, easily adoptable, environmental friendly, recycling of
wastages/garbage, conserve bio-diversity and run the project sustainably even after the project
completion which would be replicated to the neighboring farmers and farmers’ group too. It
would establish close and smooth relation between the project implementing stakeholders.
Dhapasi-4, Kathmandu
( Chairman)