An article about SNV’s experience in value chain development of lemon grass has been published in SNV Regional Network Newsletter. The article briefly shares the success storey of managing a cooperative based essential oil processing plant. It is a good example of application of Value Chain approach in grass root level for the benefit of poor and disadvantaged group.

Crossing its seven autumns, BISEP-ST program has started to cast its impact at the grass root level. A local newsletter from Janakpur nicely covered its achievements in Dhanusha district. As Dhanusha districts possesses only a small patch of National forest, BISEP-ST through the DFCC has launched Public land forestry program where landless families has been involved to grow tree along with cash crops.