1xbet

Back to success stories

Harnessing partnerships to address food insecurity

Scaling and scientific monitoring for seed resilience shows promising outcomes

70% Complete

Fodder shortage in the winter is a major concern for farmers and households in the Hindu Kush Karakoram Pamir Landscape (HKPL), shared by Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, and Tajikistan. We are working with the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme in Pakistan and Lanzhou University in China to improve fodder production in the region. Through a pilot conducted in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral, Pakistan, we tested four varieties each of oat and alfalfa at 30 sites. Based on the results, we are scaling one variety each – Monida (oat) and Gibraltar (alfalfa) – for greater production. Close to 300 households have benefitted so far, and with the right investment, these efforts can be scaled across anywhere between 5,000 and 10,000 households.

Furthermore, our partners Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) Afghanistan and AKF Tajikistan are working to scale fodder production in both countries. Into the future, a well-designed and implemented scaling strategy, coupled with scientific monitoring for the resilience of seeds, will significantly improve food and nutrition security outcomes for the region.

With a focus on co-scaling pilots and co-creating knowledge, we are working with our partners to address fodder shortage and improve food and nutrition security in the HKPL

Other stories

Benchmark glaciers for monitoring in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Key steps towards more data generation, sharing and regional cooperation to understand and mitigate climate change impacts

2 Dec 2019 KSL
Local council for protected area management in KSL, Nepal

The Api Nampa Conservation Area (ANCA) is a protected area at the far northwest corner of Nepal, bordering Tibet and ...

2 Dec 2019 KSL
Strengthening the Allo value chain in Khar VDC, Darchula, Nepal

Allo (Girardinia diversifolia ), or Himalayan nettle, is traditionally used in Nepal to make cloth. Its bark contains fibres that ...

At home in the Far Eastern Himalaya

Homestay tourism under way around Namdapha National Park and Tiger Reserve

Incentives for ecosystem services

Nepal’s Forest Act (2019) now integrates payment for ecosystem services through a special provision

Science-based regional collaboration through the Upper Indus network 

Members are presently working on basin level issues focusing on climate change and resilience

8 Jul 2021 HKPL
Gendered vulnerabilities in trade

Women traders from four HKH transboundary landscapes face unique challenges that require unique approaches

Transboundary tourism across the Kangchenjunga landscape

Homestays are a unique community-based tourism product spread across the Kangchenjunga Landscape (KL) which have improved ...