1. Introduction

UNNATI – Inclusive Growth Programme is a five year programme supported by the Danish Government with the key priority being to strengthen market-based growth with a focus on the agricultural sector and on private sector development in compliance with the strategies of the Government of Nepal and DANIDA. The strategic focus of the programme is on private sector development in compliance with DANIDA’s strategy for support to growth and employment. The private sectors are beneficiaries as well as implementing partners. The programme’s main implementation is in seven hill districts of the Eastern Development Region of Nepal, namely Dhankuta, Bhojpur, Terhathum, Sankhuwasabha, Ilam, Panchthar and Taplejung, but also with interventions at regional and national levels.

The overall objective of the programme is “Promotion of sustainable inclusive growth that reduces poverty and raises living standards”. The programme consists of three components:

C1: The Value Chain Component comprises two sub-components:

            1.1: Commercialization of Selected Value Chains (tea, ginger, dairy and cardamom)

            1.2: Access to Finance;

C2: The Infrastructure Component comprises two sub-components

            2.1: Rural Transport Infrastructure 

            2.2: Public Market-Related Infrastructure; and

C3: The Enabling Environment Component comprises two sub-components

            3.1: Public-Private Partnership

            3.2: Advocacy for Rights and Good Corporate Governance. 

The Value Chain component is the core component with the other two components being the supporting components. The value chain component has an objective of “sustained improvement in competitiveness of selected value chains”. For this, four value chains are to be developed, namely, tea, ginger, dairy and cardamom. UNNATI’s value chain approach is to identify market opportunities and the players at the various levels of the four Value Chains that it supports. Having identified market opportunities and players, programmes will be designed that will improve the functioning of the Value Chain and bring economic and social benefits to its beneficiaries.

2. Objective(s)

The broad objective of the assignment is to improve the quality and profitability of the small tea factories in order to be able to pay better prices to their farmers and so improving their income.

The specific objectives are;

1. To improve the quality of green leaf produced by farmers
2. To improve the quality and efficiency of the processing equipment

• To improve the quality of the processing process

1. To improve the management and marketing skills
2. To create strong relationships built on trust between factories and farmers

3. Activities

4. Letter of Appriciation

Figure 1 CTCF Nepal received letter of appreciation from the UNNATI Inclusive Growth Programme in Nepal for the cooperation and collaboration of successful completion of the project activities