Shifting Cultivation Stabilization

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The objectives of the Project are to improve the income of upland farmers and to conserve natural resources through establishment of diversified sedentary agriculture systems as alternatives to shifting cultivation and provision of basic rural infrastructure. The pilot Project area is covering two districts in Houaphanh Province where shifting cultivation is common. The total number of beneficiaries is estimated at 12,600 (2,100 households) who are mostly poor. The Project has the following components: (i) institutional strengthening and capacity building; (ii) diversified sedentary agriculture systems development; (iii) village-based development; (iv) rural infrastructure development, and (v) Project management.