Winter Review and Start of Perfect Season for Biofloc

Winter Review and Start of Perfect Season for Biofloc.

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Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) was established in 1991 as an autonomous organization under "Nepal Agricultural Research Council Act - 1991" to conduct agricultural research in the country to uplift the economic level of the people.

Objectives:
• To conduct qualitative studies and researches on different aspects of agriculture
•To identify the existing problems in agriculture and find out the solution.
•To assist government in formulation of agricultural policies and strategies

Functions and Responsibilities:
•Conduct qualitative agricultural research required for national agricultural policies, •Prioritize studies and researches to be conducted,
•Provide research and consultancy services to the clients,
•Coordinate, monitor and evaluate the agricultural research activities in Nepal,
•Document the research activities

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As trade has become more globalised so too has the movement of pests from one country to another. Together with a changing climate that has become suitable for pests, this has meant that smallholder farmers in Nepal are having to cope with new problems threatening their crops.

With two thirds of Nepal's population in farming, new pests and diseases could spell disaster.

Gelareh Darabi travels to Pokhara, Nepal, to learn about a new initiative called Plantwise, a network of clinics where farmers can get a diagnose for pest problems in their crops.

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Farmers in rural Nepal are plagued by extreme poverty resulting from recurring disasters like droughts, floods and earthquakes. How can they build resilience to climate extremes, and take advantage of economic opportunities?

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According to the World Bank about 80 percent of Nepal's people live in rural areas and depend on subsistence farming for their livelihoods. in 2014 there were an estimated 6.2 million Nepali farmers living in rural poverty. Here is one farmer's story:

"At times, it was difficult. We were only sustaining. Production was enough only for the family and could not be sold for household expenses. There was no money for children's education. This is the reason why I could not study."

Khim Bastola grew up in the mountain areas near Pokhara, Nepal. As a child he needed to work on his family's farm instead of going to school in order to provide food for his family. As a result, he did not complete his primary education and lives on the edge of poverty.

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In the mid-hills of Nepal, community forestry programs have played an important role in improving forest condition by adopting better forest protection and management measures. Through forest management, users are generating incomes that are used in community development activities. However, there are some problems of this system of forest management in relation to poorer households of a forest user group. That is the cost for operating community forest by poorer households exceeds the benefits received by them. Before the introduction of community forestry programs, all users living in and around forests were able to collect most forest products free of cost at any time. In community forests, free access to collect forest products has been restricted in order to improve the forest condition. The result of this practice is a decrease of forest product supply, including tree and grass fodder from the community forest.

It has directly affected poorer households keeping livestock. Forest resources are very important for them in maintaining their livestock population needed for generating income for survival, as they have small landholdings that are not sufficient to grow tree and grass fodder to support their livestock. In addition, some poorer households living near town and roadside were selling fuelwood in hotel and teashops etc. This practice in community forest areas is stopped that has also created problem to poorer people for generating income for day to day survival.

Community forestry activities also increase the contributory burden of poorer households for forest protection and management. As a user, every household, whether rich or poor pays an equal amount as monthly membership fee. In addition, poorer households also buy forest products based on rules and regulations written in the forest operational plan. Shrestha and Sapkota (2001) reported that the forest users of Dhading, Kaski, Baglung and Partbat districts of Nepal pay money for fuelwood, timber, cut grass, resin and stone gathered from community forest areas. Forest products that are commonly sold in Sindhu Palchok and Kabhre Palanchok districts are sawlogs, round poles and green fuelwood (Hunt et al, 1995).

Finally, the community forestry program has encouraged community development work that demands compulsory labour contribution and has had a direct effect on poorer households in generating daily income for livelihood because they have to engage in community development activities rather than working as casual labourers to generate income.

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गाउँघरमा मौरिपालन यसरी गरिन्छ । Bee farming is rearing of honeybee for the production of honey , nectar and wax. Bee farming in Nepal is done by rearing Apis cerena and Apis melifera.
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The areca nut is the seed of the areca palm (Supari), which grows in much of the tropical Pacific (Melanesia and Micronesia), Southeast and South Asia, and parts of east Africa. It is commonly referred to as betel nut so it is easily confused with betel (Piper betle) leaves that are often used to wrap it (paan). The term areca originated from the Kannada word adike and dates from the 16th century, when Dutch and Portuguese sailors took the nut from Kerala to Europe.

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Smallholder farmers in Nepal have been learning about mastitis disease and dairy cattle feeding improvements, thanks to projects funded by the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems and led by Heifer International Nepal. The projects conducted research and educated farmers across Nepal. Dairy farming in Nepal is not a money-making business. The farmers struggle with low milk production per cow and poor farming conditions. However, initiatives have been set up to help change this situation. According to statistics from the Ministry of Livestock Development, there are 7.2 million head of cattle and 5.4 million head of buffalo in Nepal. In 2016, 3,000 dairy farms and 424 buffalo farms were registered. Around half of the number of dairy farms are really small, and have around five to ten animals per farm. A small amount have more than 20 animals and only ten farms have 100-500 cattle. The country produces 1.9 million litres milk per day, whereas the demand is 2.4 million litres. The country is therefore importing milk from India. At the same time, most of the (raw) milk is consumed by farmers and doesn’t reach the market.

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Fodder and forage farming in Nepal.Grass farming is a new style of animal management that will replace conventional feed lots and sustainable ranching operations in the next 50 years. This type of management reverses desertification and improves pasture health. It is the answer to every environmental problem the meat industry faces. It is being used to sequester vast amounts of carbon (solving climate change), increase organic matter in the soil, keeping the grass greener longer (reversing desertification), and raise healthy, happy animals to provide superior meat for our families.

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Transplanting Cauliflower seedlings in a field in Jhapa Nepal

Transplanting Cauliflower seedlings in,Jhapa Nepal.