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Enough of toxic conventional relationship !

All of us must have been acquainted with organic farming which is an agricultural system that uses ecologically based pest controls and biological fertilizers derived largely from animal and plant wastes and nitrogen-fixing cover crops. Speaking of biodiversity, it is a measure of variation of living organisms at the genetic, species, and ecosystem level. Biodiversity […]

INDIGENOUS SEED STORAGE PRACTICE IN NEPAL. CONDITION RELATING TO PRESENT CONTEXT

High quality seeds of improved varieties are essential to enhance the production of annual crops. In tropical climates, high temperatures and humid conditions combine to cause rapid deterioration of seeds in open storage, resulting in lost value, poor stand establishment, lowered productivity and a disincentive to invest in improved seeds. Most seeds in Nepal are […]

Legal provision to register and obtain patent of local landraces and patent law in Nepal

Legal Provisions means any federal, state, local or foreign statute, law, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any Governmental Entity. It helps to safeguard your invention and protect any product, design or process that meets certain specifications according to its originality, practicality, suitability, and utility. Every county in the world make Legal provision to register […]

प्राङ्गारिक खेतीका लागी घरेलु कीटनासक बनाउने तरिकाहरु

प्राङ्गारिक खेती गर्दा विसादीको प्रयोग गरिदैन र त्यसैबिच जब बालीमा किराहरुले आक्रमण गर्न थाल्छन् तब किसानहरु दोधारमा पर्नुहुन्छ। त्यसैले आज मैले हाम्रै घर वरिपरि पाइने चिजहरुबाट केही घरेलु कीटनासक बनाउने तरिकाबारे जानकारी दिनेछु जसले बालीमा लाग्ने विभिन्न किराहरुलाइ ब्यबस्थापन गर्न मद्दत गर्दछ। १. मेवाको पात  मेवाको पातबाट हामिले विभिन्न किरालाई मार्ने कीटनासक बनाउन सक्छौ। यसका […]

PRINCIPLE OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FOR RESILIENT ECOSYSTEM

The present scenario of COVID-19 has made us realize the importance of the ecosystem and has urged us to consider the environment we live in as the prime factor in any farming practices. Thus, In this situation, organic agriculture is considered the best sustainable farming approach as it enhances the efficiency and productivity of land […]

COVID_19 and its impact on seed sector

The outbreak of COVID-19 as a global pandemic has brought ineluctable impact on all sphere of life from downturn of global economy to abrupt effect on public health. Nepal, an impecunious country whose major economy relies on agriculture production has been hard hit by this pandemic. Due to the strict lockdown enforced by the government […]

कोरोना, दिगो कृषी र पर्माकल्चर

कोरोना महामारीबाट विश्व आक्रान्त छ। यसको असर सबै देशहरूका सबै क्षेत्रहरूमा देखिन थालेको छ। नेपाल पनि यसबाट अछुतो छैन। कोरोना महामारीले धेरै कोणबाट नेपालको आर्थिक, सामाजिक राजनीतिक गतिविधिलाई अलग ढंगले असर गरेको छ। धेरैले हेला गरेको कृषि क्षेत्रको महत्व महामारीसँगै उजागर भएको छ र यसलाई समग्र कृषि क्षेत्रको उचाइ बढेको सहजै अनुमान लगाउन सकिन्छ । […]

नेपालमा अर्गानिक कृषिको सम्भावना र यसका महत्व

सामान्य रूपमा भन्नु पर्दा प्रकृति को सहि रूपमा संरक्षण तथा मानव स्वास्थ्यमा नकारात्मक प्रभाव पार्ने रासायनिक मल, बिउ, बिषादि लगायतका सामाग्री तथा प्रबिधिहरुको प्रयोग नगरी प्राकृतिक रूपमा उपलब्ध हुने बस्तुको प्रयोग गरि माटोको उर्वरा संरक्षण गरि स्वस्थ, सभ्य र स्वच्छ तरिकाले गरिने खेती नै अर्गानिक खेती हो ।देशमा उत्पादन भएका र आयातित तरकारी तथा फलफूलमा […]

Organic Farming: An Overview

Organic farming is a technique which involves the use of biological materials and avoidance of chemical substances (chemical fertilizers and pesticides) to maintain the natural health of soil. And as a result, organic farming gives less pollution, preserve the fertility of soil and maintain ecological balance and conserve biodiversity. AIM OF ORGANIC FARMING: To provide […]

Organic Coffee production in Nepal: Status and Opportunities

Organic Coffee production is one of the foremost commercial aspects of the agriculture in Nepal.  Coffee is considered as major cash crops with increasing demand of organic coffee in both national and international markets. In Nepal, coffee is first planted in 1938AD after a hermit planted coffee seeds in Gulmi brought from Myanmar and distributed […]