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Gender, entrepreneurship, and energy
Through capacity building, the single women of Chhahari Krishi Samuha – aged 60 and above – now negotiate with the bank for funds to scale their business, backed up by a strong investment plan.
Subhawana Subba, team member of a vertical hydroponics farm called Muttha, has a degree in biotech engineering and has designed a hydroponics monitoring system which has incorporated solar panels as a renewable energy source.
Saugat Griha – a micro enterprise cooperative that produces paper, food, and textile products – switched to solar dryers operated by women in many villages. They sought support for product diversification, and we sought to break the bias at each node of the value chain – from input supply to consumer – by bringing more women in the forefront of agricultural businesses incorporating renewable energy.
The Renewable Energy Solutions in Agriculture (RESA) Incubation Programme introduces renewable energy solutions in the agriculture value chain for both efficiency and environmental and social sustainability, ultimately building business resilience
Homestays are a unique community-based tourism product spread across the Kangchenjunga Landscape (KL) which have improved ...
The Asiatic honeybee Apis cerana is indigenous to, among other regions, the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. It is found ...
Consultative efforts and pilots across the Kangchenjunga Landscape have identified best practices for improved yield, and a shared vision ...
Using hands-on and multi-pronged approach to mainstream gender issues
For mountain communities, engaging youth in agriculture and promoting micro, small and medium enterprises are key pillars supporting organic ...
Tourism is an important priority area for national and local governments across Bhutan, India, and Nepal. ...
Nepal’s experiences with community forestry could help Myanmar address deforestation and forest degradation
To help reinforce the importance of indigenous local knowledge (ILK) in adaptation and resilience building, we ...