Livelihood security in Kaski

Usha, 9, and her family have benefited from a World Vision Livelihood Project in Kaski district.

World Vision’s Livelihood Project in Kaski has helped improve the livelihood security of marginal farmers and poor families with increased agricultural and livestock production, self-employment opportunities, natural resource management and micro-enterprise development. Farmers were trained in new farming technology, the production of indigenous crops, improved vegetable gardening, appropriate crop planting, soil management, storage, and animal husbandry.

Usha’s mother, Shobha Gurung who took part in some of the trainings says, ‘Before we used to buy green beans, now we are growing them in our vegetable garden. We were also able to grow and sell cucumbers, gourds and tomatoes. My children are now able to eat different kinds of vegetables growing in our garden.’