Agrilinks

Building climate resilience and food security in Nepal requires new ways of working within the irrigation sector.

Timely, robust and efficient irrigation can increase agricultural productivity, livelihoods and resilience, especially in the wake of the disruptions and socioeconomic changes caused by COVID-19.

Digital system of groundwater data collection, monitoring and representation will be piloted with the government of Nepal to facilitate multi-stakeholder cooperation.

By identifying migrants who have returned back to Nepal due to COVID-19 and linking them with machinery dealers, the project will work to turn crisis into opportunity.

Digital monitoring paired with readily available data on the status of groundwater resources provide a critical foundation for sustainable irrigation development.

Groundwater irrigation plays a critical role in supporting food security, rural livelihoods and economic development in South Asia.