Maize (Zea mays L.) is the main crop after Rice in Nepal in terms of area and production (MOAD, 2015). Ranum et al. (2014) reported that 98 g/person/day was the per capita maize consumption in Nepal, which was the highest in South Asia. It is a principal food crop of the hilly farmers and source […]
Large Cardamom (Amomum subulatum Roxburgh), also known as ‘Black Cardamom’ or ‘Nepalese Cardamom’ or ‘Greater Indian cardamom’ or ‘Alainchi’ is indigenous to moist deciduous and evergreen forests of sub-Himalayan tracts. It is a high-value spice crop that is grown commonly in the mid-hill districts of eastern Nepal. Large cardamom is perceived as ‘Black Gold’ (Black color of […]
न्युन जल, मल , जमिन र स्थानीय स्रोत साधनको प्रयोग गरि ५ देखि २० प्रतिशत सम्म धानको उत्पादकत्व बढाउने नयाँ, उत्कृष्ट ड्यापोग वा म्याट नर्सरी प्रबिधि अपनाई देशलाई आत्मनिर्भरता तर्फ उत्प्रेरित गर्नु आजको आवश्यकता हो । परिचय विना माटो बिउको वाक्लो स्ट्याड राखेर पानीको प्रयोग गरि छिटो समयमा धानको बेर्ना तयार गर्न सकिने बिल्कुलै नयाँ […]
प्राकितिक छटाले भरिपूर्ण हाम्रो देश नेपालकृषि प्रधान देश हो । यहाँको अधिकांश जनसंख्या जीवन निर्वाहको प्रमुख आधार भनेको कृषि नै हो । विगत केही लामो समय देखि कृषकहरूमा व्यवसायिक कृषितर्फ आकर्षण बढ्दै गइरहेको छ।त्यसै अन्तर्गत नेपालको कृषि क्षेत्रमा चुनौती र प्रचुर सम्भावना बोकेको आर्थिक क्षेत्रको रूपमा कृषि परिचित हुँदै छ । कुरिलो लिलिएसी (Liliaceae) अन्तर्गत […]
वाल्यकालमा सुनेको थिए “नेपाल त्यो देश हो जहाँ माटोमा सुन फल्छ”।बाल्यकालमा यो कुरा सुन्दा निकै अचम्म लागेको थियोे तर अहिले आएर बुझ्दा त्यो सुन फलाउन हजारौ कृषकहरुको खुन पसिना बगाउन पदोँ रहेछ।यस कथाझेैँ छ अहिले हामरो वतृमान कृषि अवस्था। बाहिरबाट जति नै सुन जस्तै चम्किलो देखिए पनि भित्रबाट दैन्दिन खोके हुँदै छ। परिचय : मानव […]
Rice is the major staple food crop of our country, Nepal which provides more than 50% of the calorie requirement of the Nepalese people followed by wheat and maize (Pokhrel, n.d.), where about 46% of the total cultivated land is covered by rice. Not only for Nepal, but also for whole Asian countries it is […]
Rice is regarded as the first important staple crop of Nepal in case of production and consumption. In 2076/77 the area under cultivation was 1458915 hectares with a productivity of 3804 kg/ha. Nepalese rice productivity – an average of 3 tons/ha is very low compared with leading rice-producing countries and lower than in most South […]
Rice is the staple food of more than half of the world’s population. It fulfills more than 50% of the total calorie requirement of the Nepalese people. From a nutritional point of view, rice contains a high amount of carbohydrates (>75%), other nutrients found are protein, vitamin B, and amino acids like lysine and threonine. […]
Rice is the staple food of Nepal by far but still, the production of rice in our country is not able to keep up with the increasing population. Rice production is an inseparable part of our cropping system. It is cultivated in every part of our country. According to NARC, rice accounts for about 50 […]
The indigenous knowledge (ITK) is regarded as the information gained over a long period from generation to generation from our ancestors to upcoming future generations. Wang(1988) defined ITK as “the sum total knowledge and practices which are based on people’s accumulated experiences in dealing with the situations and problems in various aspects of life and […]
