The Community Livestock Development Project (CLDP) is a people-centered project with the main objective of reducing poverty, mainly in rural areas. The project functions on the basis of the following principles: market/demand led approach, gender mainstreaming, public/private partnership, flexible project management, local body capacity improvement and environmental. The project is conducted in three modules: i) Intensive livestock production (ILP) in 22 district ii) Processing, Marketing and commercialization in 21, mainly Terai district in addition to the emerging area in the aforementioned ILP districts, and iii) Multi-sectoral Higher Altitude Pilot Project in five districts.

The districts to be covered by the aforementioned three modules:

Eastern Developemnt Region
Processing Marketing and commercialization: Jhapa, Morang, Sunsari, Saptari and Siraha
Western Developemnt Region
Intensive Livestock Production : Tanahun, Lamjung, Baglung, Gulmi, Argakhanchi, Palpa and Nawalparasi Processing Marketing and commercialization: Kaski and Rupandehi
Central Developemnt Region
Processing Marketing and commercialization: Mahottari, Sarlahi, Rautahat, Bara, Makwanpur, Parsa, Chitwan, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Nuwakot, Kavre
Mid Western Developemnt Region
Intensive Livestock Production : Banke, Bardia,Surkhet, Pythan, Salyan, Dailekh, Rolpa, Rukum and Jajarkot Multi-sectoral Higher Altitude Pilot Project: Mugu, Humla and Jumla
Far Western Developemnt Region
Intensive Livestock Production : Kailali, Kanchanpur, Dadeldhura, Doti, Baitadi and Accham. Multi-sectoral Higher Altitude Pilot Project: Darchula and Bajhang