Feed the Future (FTF) Nepal Seed and Fertilizer Sectors Development Project (SFDP)

The summary for the Feed the Future (FTF) Nepal Seed and Fertilizer Sectors Development Project (SFDP) grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Nepal USAID Kathmandu, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Feed the Future (FTF) Nepal Seed and Fertilizer Sectors Development Project (SFDP): The purpose of the “Feed the Future Nepal Seed and Fertilizer Sectors Development Project” is to increase national crop productivity and food security of poor households by strengthening the seed and fertilizer systems and improving farmers’ access to quality seeds and Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM) technologies in Nepal. The project is composed of two components (seeds and fertilizer) and will operate primarily by improving the capacity of both the public and private sectors in their respective roles in technology development and dissemination.

Project activities will be focused in the FTF Zone of Influence (ZOI) 20 districts on the rice, maize, lentils, and other high value vegetable value chains. Through these two components, the SFDP project is expected to:

1. Increase the role and capacity of public and private sector actors in technology development and dissemination;
2. Increase the number of productivity enhancing technologies available to smallholder producers in the FTF ZOI.
3. Strengthen international partnership and adequate financing for agricultural research to increase productivity and maintain or improve soil fertility.