Nepalese lentil farmers now have access to 15 educational animations in multiple languages designed to increase crop production and livelihoods. The animations were created by Scientific Animations Without Borders (SAWBO) through funding support from the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Legume Systems Research.
The training and educational materials are a part of the Legume Systems Innovation Lab project, Transforming the lentil sector in Nepal. A website has been created at https://nepal.sawbo-animations.org/ and the animations can also be viewed on YouTube and through numerous download formats including .3gp for smartphone, .3gplite for cellphone, .mov for broadcast, .mp4 for computer, and .mp4lite for social media platforms like WhatsApp.
The animations focus on good agricultural practices for lentil including new variety adoption, best practices for row planting, weed management, disease and pest management, rice-lentil relay cropping best practices, and post-harvest loss using hermetically sealing bags and locally sourced containers. In addition, a series of six animations detail the creation and management of savings groups. An animation has also been created which details how lentil stakeholders can work together to create multi-stakeholder platforms to strengthen their value chain for greater profit for all.
Each animation has been translated into a minimum of 10 local Nepalese languages and dialects to reach even the most remote farmers. The 10 languages include Bajjika, Bhojpuri, English with Nepalese accent, Gurung, Maithili, Nepali, Newari, Rajbanshi, Tamang, and Tharu.
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