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How can anticipatory action programming support women? Application of the reach-benefit-empower-transform framework in Nepal and Nigeria

2026Kosec, Katrina; Kyle, Jordan; Myers, Emily; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Gonzales, Teresa; Madero, Ana; Mittrick, Caitlin; Rapadas, Amica
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How can anticipatory action programming support women? Application of the reach-benefit-empower-transform framework in Nepal and Nigeria

Year published

2026

Authors

Kosec, Katrina; Kyle, Jordan; Myers, Emily; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Gonzales, Teresa; Madero, Ana; Mittrick, Caitlin; Rapadas, Amica

Citation

Kosec, Katrina; Kyle, Jordan; Myers, Emily; Quisumbing, Agnes; Gonzales, Teresa; Madero, Ana; Mittrick, Caitlin and Rapadas, Amica. 2026. How can anticipatory action programming support women? Application of the reach-benefit-empower-transform framework in Nepal and Nigeria. Journal of Rural Studies 121(January 2026): 103920. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103920

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Nepal; Nigeria

Keywords

Western Africa; Southern Asia; Gender; Climate Change; Shock; Anticipatory Action; Women; Interviews

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English

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Limited Access

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103920 Source record

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From pledges to action: NDC 3.0 for poverty reduction and climate justice in Nepal

2025Chaudhary, Arbind; Babu, Suresh Chandra; Chaudhary, Bibek
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From pledges to action: NDC 3.0 for poverty reduction and climate justice in Nepal

Located in the heart of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region, Nepal plays a vital geopolitical and ecological role in South Asia’s climate landscape. Although the country contributes less than 0.03 percent to global greenhouse gas emissions (MoFE 2020) and has extensive forest cover of 46 percent (MoFE 2025), it faces disproportionate risks from climate-induced disasters, such as glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), erratic monsoons, and prolonged droughts. The HKH region spans eight countries and hosts 10 major river basins and more than 87,000 square kilometers of glaciers, delivering water and ecosystem services to more than 1.9 billion people downstream (ICIMOD 2025a). Within this complex hydrological system, Nepal’s rivers—including the Koshi, Gandaki, and Karnali—not only sustain local livelihoods but also feed millions in India’s Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, and even parts of China. Climate justice is imperative in this context: Nepal’s low emissions profile stands in stark contrast to its high vulnerability (CVF 2024), requiring urgent attention to equity, adaptation finance, and inclusive development pathways. This policy note discusses Nepal’s role in climate justice diplomacy, examines the regional and country-level context of climate risk, and assesses Nepal’s third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) to reframe climate action through a justice-centered lens.

Year published

2025

Authors

Chaudhary, Arbind; Babu, Suresh Chandra; Chaudhary, Bibek

Citation

Chaudhary, Arbind; Babu, Suresh Chandra; and Chaudhary, Bibek. 2025. From pledges to action: NDC 3.0 for poverty reduction and climate justice in Nepal. IFPRI Policy Note. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178267

Country/Region

Nepal

Keywords

Asia; Southern Asia; Capacity Building; Poverty Reduction; Climate Change; Natural Resources

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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Source record

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Climate-smart agriculture technologies in Nepal: Adoption, policy barriers, and way forward

2025Pathak, Himanshu
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Climate-smart agriculture technologies in Nepal: Adoption, policy barriers, and way forward

This discussion brief is part of the knowledge management and capacity building component of the Consortium for Scaling-up Climate-Smart Agriculture in South Asia (C-SUCSeS) project. CSUCSeS is a joint initiative between the SAARC1 Agriculture Centre (SAC), International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). It aims to promote bottom-up applied research on climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technologies through active participation of smallholder farmers based on the participatory research experiences in the region.

Year published

2025

Authors

Pathak, Himanshu

Citation

Pathak, Himanshu. 2025. Climate-smart agriculture technologies in Nepal: Adoption, policy barriers, and way forward. South Asia Policy Perspectives 7. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute.

Country/Region

Nepal

Keywords

Asia; Southern Asia; Agricultural Technology; Capacity Development; Climate-smart Agriculture; Smallholders

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English

Access/Licence

Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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Source record

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Brief

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2022 Social Accounting Matrix for Nepal

2025International Food Policy Research Institute
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2022 Social Accounting Matrix for Nepal

The 2022 Nepal Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) follows IFPRI’s Standard Nexus SAM approach, by focusing on consistency, comparability, and transparency of data. The Nexus SAMs available on IFPRI’s website separates domestic production into 42 activities. Factors are disaggregated into labor, agricultural land, and capital, with labor further disaggregated across three education-based categories. The household account is divided into 10 representative household groups: Rural and urban households across per capita consumption quintiles. Nexus SAMs support the improvement of model-based research and policy analysis in developing countries and allow for more robust cross-country comparisons of national economic structures, especially agriculture-food systems.

Year published

2025

Authors

International Food Policy Research Institute

Citation

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 2025. 2022 Social Accounting Matrix for Nepal. Washington, DC: IFPRI [dataset]. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/FPQHBR. Harvard Dataverse. Version 1.

Country/Region

Nepal

Keywords

Southern Asia; Asia; Social Accounting Matrix; National Accounting; Household Consumption; Household Expenditure; Economic Indicators; Labour; Sex-disaggregated Data

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

Links

https://doi.org/10.7910/dvn/fpqhbr Source record

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National Policies and Strategies

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TAFSSA District Agrifood Systems Assessment in Nepal 2023: Market Survey

2024International Rice Research Institute; International Food Policy Research Institute
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TAFSSA District Agrifood Systems Assessment in Nepal 2023: Market Survey

TAFSSA (Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia) is a CGIAR Regional Integrated Initiative aimed at advancing equitable access to sustainable healthy diets, enhancing farmers’ livelihoods and resilience, and conserving natural resources such as land, air, and water across South Asia. The TAFSSA district agrifood systems assessment seeks to establish a robust, accessible, and integrated evidence base that connects farm production, market access, dietary patterns, climate risk responses, and natural resource management, with gender considerations integrated throughout. The assessment focuses on rural areas in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal, utilizing a district-level, multi-year approach. Data was collected between February and June 2023 in the Banke and Surkhet districts of Nepal. The survey covered 25 wards in each district, focusing on formal and informal multi-vendor markets offering a variety of food products. The survey utilized pretested, structured questionnaires divided into three distinct modules: 1. Interview-Based Module: Gathered information on vendors, assortments of essential goods, availability, resilience, food sourcing, food wastage, and dimensions of access and protection. 2. Observation + Photo-Based Module: Documented market details, infrastructure, and aspects related to food quality, safety, and hygiene. 3. Food List Module: Recorded the availability and prices of an extensive list of food items found in the markets.

Year published

2024

Authors

International Rice Research Institute; International Food Policy Research Institute

Citation

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI); International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 2024. TAFSSA District Agrifood Systems Assessment in Nepal 2023: Market Survey. Washington, DC: IFPRI [dataset]. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/POVL6D. Harvard Dataverse. Version 1.

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Nepal

Keywords

Asia; Southern Asia; Agrifood Systems; Diet; Food Security; Gender Equality; Natural Resources; Climate Change; Waste Disposal; Market Access; Infrastructure; Impact Assessment

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

Links

https://doi.org/10.7910/dvn/povl6d Source record

Project

Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia

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Dataset

Dataset

TAFSSA District Agrifood Systems Assessment in Nepal 2023: Retail Survey

2024International Rice Research Institute; International Food Policy Research Institute
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TAFSSA District Agrifood Systems Assessment in Nepal 2023: Retail Survey

TAFSSA (Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia) is a CGIAR Regional Integrated Initiative aimed at advancing equitable access to sustainable healthy diets, enhancing farmers’ livelihoods and resilience, and conserving natural resources such as land, air, and water across South Asia. The TAFSSA district agrifood systems assessment seeks to establish a robust, accessible, and integrated evidence base that connects farm production, market access, dietary patterns, climate risk responses, and natural resource management, with gender considerations integrated throughout. The assessment focuses on rural areas in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal, utilizing a district-level, multi-year approach. Data was collected between February and June 2023 in the Banke and Surkhet districts of Nepal. The survey covered 25 wards in each district, focusing on formal and informal retail shops operating in the sampled villages. The types of retail shops included local grocery stores and specialized shops selling meat, fish, eggs, or dairy products. The survey employed pretested, structured questionnaires organized into three modules: 1. Interview-Based Module: Captured vendor information, assortments of essential goods, availability, resilience, food sourcing, food wastage, and dimensions of access and protection. 2. Observation + Photo-Based Module: Documented market infrastructure, food quality, safety, and hygiene aspects. 3. Food List Module: Recorded the availability and prices of an exhaustive list of food items found in the location.

Year published

2024

Authors

International Rice Research Institute; International Food Policy Research Institute

Citation

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI); International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 2024. TAFSSA District Agrifood Systems Assessment in Nepal 2023: Retail Survey. Washington, DC: IFPRI [dataset]. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/BA5X3F. Harvard Dataverse. Version 1.

Country/Region

Nepal

Keywords

Asia; Southern Asia; Agrifood Systems; Diet; Food Security; Gender Equality; Natural Resources; Climate Change; Waste Disposal; Market Access; Infrastructure; Impact Assessment

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

Links

https://doi.org/10.7910/dvn/ba5x3f Source record

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Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia

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Dataset

Blogs

Women at the center: Strengthening empowerment in fragile food systems
IFPRI Blog
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December 03, 2025

Women at the center: Strengthening empowerment in fragile food systems

By Katrina Kosec

A key buffer against crises.

From participation to power: Advancing women’s leadership in rural development
IFPRI Blog
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October 14, 2025

From participation to power: Advancing women’s leadership in rural development

By Katrina Kosec

On the International Day of Rural Women, IFPRI research shows avenues for empowerment.

Applying the Women's Empowerment Metric in National Statistical Systems (WEMNS) to build gender equity
IFPRI Blog
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May 07, 2025

Applying the Women’s Empowerment Metric in National Statistical Systems (WEMNS) to build gender equity

By Emily Myers, Jessica Heckert, Hazel Malapit, Agnes Quisumbing, Flor Paz, Chiara Brunelli, and Chiara Gnetti

A tool to collect key data sometimes missing from household surveys.

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Events

Delivering for Nutrition in South Asia: Towards Impact at Scale
IFPRI Program/Country Event

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December 2 to 4, 2025

Delivering for Nutrition in South Asia: Towards Impact at Scale

South Asia continues to face an enduring burden of malnutrition in all its forms—undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, and a steady increase in overweight and obesity and non-communicable diseases. Over 1 billion people in South Asia cannot afford a healthy diet. While many promising solutions have emerged, translating them into sustained, large-scale impact remains a challenge. This […]

23rd International Congress of Nutrition (ICN)
IFPRI at External Event

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August 24 to 29, 2025

23rd International Congress of Nutrition (ICN)

IFPRI is participating in the 23rd International Congress of Nutrition (ICN), hosted by the International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS) on August 24-29 in Paris, France.  The theme of this year’s congress is “Sustainable Food for Global Health,” bringing together experts to discuss evidence and innovations in nutrition, sustainability, food science, and public health. IFPRI […]

World Food Prize 2024 Borlaug International Dialogue: Side Event on
IFPRI at External Event

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October 22, 2024, 8:30 – 10:00 am

World Food Prize 2024 Borlaug International Dialogue: Side Event on “Reducing the Impact of GHGs Through Managing Food Loss and Waste (FLW): Insights from Bangladesh, Guatemala, Malawi, and Nepal”

October 22, 2024 8:30 – 10:00 am (CDT) 9:30 – 11:00 am (EDT) Register IFPRI is participating in the 2024 Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue. This year’s theme, “Seeds of Opportunity: Bridging Generations and Cultivating Diplomacy”, will emphasizes the vital role of integrating past wisdom, current innovations and the pressing needs of tomorrow, by leveraging […]

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News

June 16, 2023 | In the News

IFPRI: Rethink food crisis responses (Dhaka Tribune) 

“The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has called upon countries to rethink food crisis responses and build a resilient system that can withstand frequent volatility and shocks,” Dhaka Tribune writes in a piece about the South Asia launch of the 2023 Global Food Policy Report.  IFPRI has identified trade and safety net programs as […]

June 16, 2023 | In the News

Building popular support for post-conflict constitutions: Lessons from Nepal (The Brookings Institution) 

“In early 2023, the United Nations announced that the world is facing the highest number of violent conflicts since World War II, with a majority of these being civil conflicts. Historically, ending civil conflict and fostering democratic transitions has involved constitutional reforms that address the grievances that originally sparked violence,” write IFPRI research fellow Jordan Kyle and […]

March 15, 2023 | In the News

Recalibrate BIMSTEC (Hindu Business Line)

In an op-ed published by Hindu Business Line, IFPRI South Asia’s Devesh Roy, Shahidur Rashid, and Mamata Pradhan write, “Trade and investment are major instruments to attain food security across the BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) member-states, particularly in a climate-affected, post-pandemic world. However, trade and market integration is an area where the […]

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Projects

Ensuring Inclusiveness, Sustainability, and Efficiency of Food System Transformation in the ASEAN and BIMSTEC countries

Ensuring Inclusiveness, Sustainability, and Efficiency of Food System Transformation in the ASEAN and BIMSTEC countries

The project “Ensuring Inclusiveness, Sustainability, and Efficiency of Food System Transformation in the ASEAN and BIMSTEC Countries (ATMI-II)”, is being led by IFPRI as the……

Groundwater governance: Managing the world’s most precious natural resource

Groundwater governance: Managing the world’s most precious natural resource

IFPRI’s research on natural resource governance addresses questions on how natural resources can best be managed, sustained, and restored, while improving livelihoods of the millions……

Consortium for Scaling-up Climate Smart Agriculture in South Asia

Consortium for Scaling-up Climate Smart Agriculture in South Asia

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