The Cooperative Market Development Programme (CMDP) is a joint initiative of Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation (MoLMCPA), Government of Nepal and United Nations Development Program.The project aims to increase quality, quantity and consistency of the supply of fruit and vegetable production in selected districts through infrastructure development, training and support on farming techniques, marketing and institutional capacity building.
The project follows a different modality in comparison to UNDP’s other projects in Nepal. This project is funded by Nepali tax payers’ money, whereas more than 80% of UNDP funds are funded by other large donors. The more Nepal transitions into a middle-income country, projects such as these will be valuable as government will want to invest their money into development of the country which will also ensure sustainability as the GoN has a direct stake. Approximately 14,400 households of 72 fruits and vegetables cooperatives will be linked to this cooperative market chain and will directly benefit from this project. The project contributes directly to SDG1(poverty) and SDG2 (hunger, nutrition).
