Overview
| Phase/Donor | Period | Objective/Discipline |
Partner |
| First (SDC) | 1999 – 2002 | Develop, identify and validate maize technologies in the hills (on-station research). | NARC |
| Second (SDC) | 2003 – 2007 | Applied and adaptive research, Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI), Participatory Variety Selection (PVS), Community Based Seed Production (CBSP), and Small Grant Projects (SGPs). | NARC, DoA |
| Third (SDC) | 2008 – 2010 | Varieties and technologies dissemination targeting poor and dis-advantaged farmers in the hills (Food Availability <6 months and income 1 US$/day) of Nepal. | NARC, DoA, NGOs |
| Fourth (SDC, USAID) | 2010 – 2014 | Varieties and technologies demonstration and commercialization of CBSP groups through value chain approach. | NARC, DoA, NGOs, private sector |
Overall, the project has placed emphasis in the validation and dissemination of improved maize technologies, varietal development, participatory approaches for technology adoption, and strengthened partnership with local stakeholders.