Presented at ADS_Nepal-Final Report: Comments and Suggestions Workshop held on 20th August 2013 at Nepal Agricultural Research Council

1. AgricultureDevelopmentStrategy

4. • Political transformation and
National restructuring
• Aforesaid mid term ammendments
: Good thing
Assumption: built on principle of
Decentralization and Agro-ecological
Diversity
• The principles have been supposed
to continue to work even under
federal structure

6. Is
this
a
neutral
logic
???

7. None of these
are from
Research

8. 1.94
% of
Total

9. • Is it necessary to mention “ADS will seek the
coordination with current food security related
projects like Feed the Future of USAID” ???

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13. Suggestion
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14. 1 VDC = 1 CAESC
Can NARI and RARS backup CAESC ?
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• Number of OR sites will be increased to equalize number of
ASC (1200): OR programs will be merged with ASC
• R/ARS, through increased OR program, will provide backup to
ASC/CAESC along with DADO
Suggestion

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15th Line
• This may limit research
investment options
• We have other areas like
policy, mechanization

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Research Units
Because

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Suggestion

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Suggestion
• Private research
organizations must report
to NARC
• NARC will monitor &
evaluate the private
sector researches

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National Agricultural
Research Council
Wrong
Nepal Agricultural
Research Council
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NARC will not implement
any research programs
No need Delete the sentence
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NARI and RARS will
provide Backup to local
level stakeholders like
CAESC, Cooperatives,
Agro-enterprises and
others
Can they ?
Number of OR sites
will be increased to
equalize number of
ASC (1200): OR sites
will be merged with
ASC
R/ARS, through
increased OR
program, will provide
backup to ASC/CAESC
along with DADO

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The investment in public
research institutions will
be for public goods in
agriculture such as food
and nutrition security,
food safety, bio safety,
mitigating effect of
climate change,
environment and
biodiversity conservation
and reducing poverty
It may limit the
scope of
research
Include the 9 research
themes identified by
NARC planning
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Establishment of
Agriculture
Mechanization Centers
in the terai (2), mid hills
(1), and high hills (1)
within existing research
centers
Service or
Reseasrch ?
Replace Agreiculture
Mechanization
Centers with
Agriculture
Mechanization
Research Units

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Consolidate research
stations and programs
that are physically
located in the proximity
and perform similar
research activities
Do we have any
?
Delete the point
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Private sector will be
involved in agriculture
research and technology
sectors through
partnerships.
With who?
Add with NARC
Private research
organizations must
report to NARC
NARC will monitor and
evaluate the private
sector researches
91 Addition
A Deemed University
will be established
under NARC