Hermetic Storage is a method of using sealed, airtight units to control moisture and insects in stored dry agricultural commodities. The hermetic storage restricts gas exchanges between the internal and external environments and the stored commodity, maintaining the initial levels of moisture and controlling pests by the lack of oxygen. Sealed or hermetic storage systems are a very effective means of controlling grain moisture […]
Although about 65% of the population are engaged in agricultural sector (agriculture, forestry and fisheries), the contribution of this sector to GDP is estimated to be 26.98% in the fiscal year 2018/19. This contribution was 27.59% in the fiscal year 2017/18. In the fiscal year 2019/20, Nepal spent Rs. 243 billion importing food which was […]
In Nepal, the organic agriculture movement was first noticed at its infancy stage in the US policy level. In 1987 American research scholar Ms. Judith came to Nepal (Bhaktapur) and started “organic agriculture” who founded an NGO, Appropriate Agricultural Alternatives (AAA) which is devoted for research advocacy and marketing of organic agriculture. But organic agriculture […]
Organic Farming is defined as the production system, which avoids or largely excludes the use of synthetically compounded fertilizers, growth regulators, pesticides and livestock feed additives. Organic farming mostly relies upon crop rotation, animal manures, legumes, green manures, crop residues, off- farm organic wastes, mechanical cultivation mineral bearing rocks and several other aspects of biological […]
Organic certification is a process of branding or labelling your farm or farm products declaring them to meet the standard guidelines set so as to be called organic. It is a process ensuring that the producers and processors strictly follow the requirements and standards set. After the certification of farm or products, one is issued […]
कृषि बनस्पतिक परिभाषामा बीउलाई परिपक्क बीज अण्ड भनिन्छ । बाली उत्पादन गर्नको लागी बीउ एउटा प्रमुख लागत सामाग्री हो । गुणस्तरहीन बिउको कारण उत्पादनमा गिरावट भैरहेको छ। नेपालको कृषि अनुसन्धान प्रणाली फितलो भएको कारण हाम्रो देशमा बिउको परनिर्भरता झन बढ्दो छ। बिगतमा आयातित हाइब्रीड बिउमा भर पर्दा नेपाली कृषकले पटक पटक दुष्परिणामहरु भोगिसकेका छन् ।अरुको […]
Agriculture is the fundamental aspect of Nepalese daily life, most important thing in agriculture is the healthy soil for good production but at the time the condition of our soil is getting very dilapidated. Our country stands as one of the poorest countries in the world. Highly susceptible to natural disasters, like earthquake, drought, floods […]
Seed is a fertilised mature ovule that posses an embryonic plant,stored food material(endosperm) and a protective coat(testa), which is viable and has capacity to germinate. We are very known of the fact that many seeds are edible and the majority of human calories comes from seeds, especially from cereals, legumes and nuts. Seeds also provide […]
Seed is a fertilized mature ovule that posses’ embryonic plants, stored food materials and a protective coat (testa), which is viable and has capacity to germinate. Seed material includes all vegetatively propagated materials like Tubers of potato Bulb of onion and garlic Rhizome of turmeric and zinger Roots of yam and cassava Sets of sugarcane […]
भेटेरिनरी खोपहरु पशु स्वास्थ्य, पशु कल्याण, खाद्यबस्तु उत्पादन र जनस्वास्थ का दृष्टिकोणले महत्वपूर्ण मानिन्छ ।खोप सस्तो मूल्यमा रोगबाट बचाउने एकमात्र उपाय हो। सुरक्षित र गुणस्तरीय पशु आजको आवश्यकता हो ।पशु खोप मानव स्वास्थ्य ,पशु स्वास्थ्य र खाद्य सुरक्षा को लागि सजिलो उपलब्ध हुने , किफायती तथा आर्थिक रुपमा सस्तो र महत्वपूर्ण उपाय हो। खोपको उत्पती […]
