Farm and Forest

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…

Farmers whose land is located near a river have started to use the “Barsha Pump” – or “Rain Pump” – to irrigate their land.

In hill and mountain communities, food insecurity and lack of income continue to drive thousands of young men abroad.

Nepal’s economy is becoming steadily more urbanised, according to an economic survey.

Seed security, a Nepali student of agriculture realized years ago, is where all food security begins!

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…

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 –…

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…