The article is a first annual progress report on Nepal's small farmers' project. In order to determine the problems of small farmers, His Majesty's Government of Nepal sponsored in cooperation with FAO/UNDP a workshop on "Development support for small farmers" in January 1974. Similar to the Nepal workshop, five other countries held field workshops on small farmers. The findings and recommendations of all fieldwork were considered at a regional follow-up seminar held in Bangkok in August 1974. The seminar formulated a broad strategy based on a number of activities considered essential for programs for small farmer development. The articles includes the aims and objective of the project with the methodology. It identifies the problems and builds a strategy with an assistance program and also includes the role of the ARF. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2007-01-15)