The Madesh draught currently making national headlines is not a new issue. However, while historically struck by dry spells every two or so decades, the region has been facing drought with increasing frequency in recent years. A warmer climate and…
Farm and Forest
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Farmers whose land is located near a river have started to use the “Barsha Pump” – or “Rain Pump” – to irrigate their land.
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In hill and mountain communities, food insecurity and lack of income continue to drive thousands of young men abroad.
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Nepal’s economy is becoming steadily more urbanised, according to an economic survey.
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Farm and ForestKeep spraying or go organic?
Seed imports – and how farmers lost their “seed security”
Seed security, a Nepali student of agriculture realized years ago, is where all food security begins!
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USAID – a major donor in agriculture in Nepal – operates a programme on a wholly different level than the limited organic sector. 25 percent of the vegetables on the urban market in Nepal are imported from abroad, mainly from…
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It is estimated that nearly 1600 tons of hybrid seeds are imported to Nepal every year. That’s a sizeable dependency on foreign seed suppliers! So, USAID – in its support for the use of hybrid seeds in the country –…
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Once upon a time, all farming in Nepal was purely organic. But over the last one or two decades, a significant commercialization in the more productive farm areas has taken place. Population and income levels in Kathmandu and major towns…