Implementing a Qualitative Study in Madhesh and Lumbini Province of Nepal

IFPRI is a part of the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), which unites international organizations engaged in research about food security. It aimed to reduce rural poverty, increase food security, improve human health and nutrition, and sustainable the management of natural resources. This qualitative study, “Implementing a Qualitative Study in Nepal” intended to provide formative research for the CGIAR initiative “NEXUS Gains: Realizing Multiple Benefits Across Water, Energy, Food and Ecosystems (Forests, Bio-diversity).”

The study assessed how water and energy systems affect water, energy and food security, agriculture productivity, and rural livelihoods in both alluvial groundwater and hard rock areas (Lumbini and Madhesh provinces) of Nepal.