About Us

The issue of pesticide use in agriculture farming is a serious but often an ignored public health agenda. Health problems associated with pesticide are suicide attempt, mass poisoning from contaminated food, unintended accidents and injuries leading to deaths. Pesticide is also linked to several acute and chronic health problems, more noticeable in developing countries including Nepal. This project has a unique feature to combine agriculture and health aspects for healthy farm and healthy food. It has adopted ‘Participatory Development and Multisectoral Approaches’ to all its work activities.

The project is built around the core spirit of ‘Pesticide Minimization Movement’. It aims to engage, empower and mobilize diverse groups and sectors to create a mass movement to advocate ensuring our right to pesticide free foods. To realize this vision, we encourage local farmers to adopt alternative and safe approaches to chemical pesticides through skill based training, onsite coaching and equipment support under the concept of Farmers’ Field School. We also work with health workers including Female Community Health volunteers (FCHVs) to enhance their capacity to prevent and manage pesticide poisoning cases in the community.

 Furthermore, various groups like school teachers, students and mother groups are encouraged and mobilized for larger community sensitization. In addition, we advocate on the issue at local, provincial and national levels through sensitization workshops, debates, conferences and publications.

Through this digital platform, the project intends to share its experiences and resources with broader audience and beneficiaries, particularly those organizations and institutes advocating for pesticide free foods.

NPHF, FHEN project is supported by Danish Civil Society Organizations DASAM/Dialogos and funded by the Civil Society in Development (CISU).