NARMA has implemented baseline surveys for several externally funded projects which, among others, include Commercial Agriculture Development Project, Agriculture Perspective Plan Support Project, Participatory Conservation Project and Improving Food Security for the Communities Vulnerable to Food Price Volatility, One Village One Product Project.
Rural Development / Local Development
Date : November to March 2000
Area : Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Kavre
Client : Bagmati Watershed Management program/EU
Short Description
Involved computerization, analysis and interpretation of household survey data of 4,000 households and 400 questionnaire of forest based product enterprises
Date : January – February 2007
Area : Chitwan and Sindhupalchowk
Client : JICA Nepal
Short Description
Conducted a basic study on Support for “Underprivileged Farmers Implementation Design and Structure” with a view to assess contribution of KR II scheme on food production and hence eventually on poverty reduction
Date : January to May 2010
Area : Bhaktapur, Madhyapur Thimi, Bidur and Lalitpur
Client : MLD
Short Description
Evaluate the status MCs & PMs of DDCs and to carryout in-depth analysis of the various factors affecting to the performance of Nagarpalikas
Forestry, Biodiversity And Natural Resources Management
Date : August to October 2005
Area : Kavreplanchock and Sindhupalchock
Client : NACRLMP
Short Description
Prepared a summary of major findings of previous studies and baselines conducted by the project
a) Status of special target group, women and the poor;
b) the level of community dependency on the Protected Areas resources
Date : January to September 2006
Area : Five Protected Areas of Terai
Client : DNPWC/PCP – II
Short Description
Prepared baseline on the status of special targets groups including women and the poor in five terai PCP working protected areas. Other includes finding tends and level of dependency of local communities on two protected areas namely CNP and BNP
Date : June 2009 to November 2010
Area : Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve and Ghodagholi Lake Complex
Client : Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Wetland/UNDP
Short Description
Conduct baseline and livelihoods need assessment survey together to assess the current status of two demo sites and to explore the current potentials and opportunities for livelihoods for its special target groups
Agriculture and food security
Date : June to August 2003
Area : Nine districts of Nepal
Client : APPSP/DFID/MOAC
Short Description
Suggested the methods for operationalizing the District Extension Fund and Local Initiative Fund for effective service delivery to poor and marginalized communities: District profiling and institutional assessment of its nine programme districts conducted
Date : February to June 2004
Area : 11 districts of Nepal
Client : Agriculture Perspective Plan Support Programme/DFID/MOAC
Short Description
District profiling and institutional assessment of 11 additional districts covered by APPSP and assessed the collected and analyzed perceptions, views and comments of District Agriculture Development Committee members on DADF By Laws and guidelines approved recently and suggested areas of revisions such that fund can be operated in a transparent, effective and efficient manner
Date : March –April, 2005
Area : All Nepal
Client : JICA, Nepal
Short Description
Prepared baseline of Agriculture and Rural Development Sector of Nepal.
Date : June 2008 to Febuary 2009
Area : Siraha, Saptari, Sunsari, Morang, Jhapa and Udaypur districts
Client : CADP/DOA/ MOAC
Short Description
Conduct base line survey of the project key indicators as reflected in the project’s design and monitoring framework covering (a) variables required to verify poverty index (b) quantity, quality, regularity of High value commodities, in response to market demand, public health and environment (c) public and private investment in HVC marketing, processing and export and (d) status of subsistence, semi-commercial and commercial stakeholders following the Value Chain Approach. Generated GIS map showing working districts
Date : January to May 2010
Area : Sankhuwasabha & Bhojpur
Client : RRN
Short Description
Establish the baseline data (quantitative and qualitative) against the proposed indicators from secondary sources of information.
Poverty analysis and livelihood assessment
Date : June 2009 to November 2010
Area : Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve and Ghodagholi Lake Complex
Client : Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Wetland/UNDP
Short Description
Conduct baseline and livelihoods need assessment survey together to assess the current status of two demo sites and to explore the current potentials and opportunities for livelihoods for its special target groups