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सिस्नु मा सम्भावना खोज्ने की?

सिस्नु लाई अंग्रेजीमा common nettle / stinging nettle पनि भनिन्छ। Urticaceae परिवारमा पर्ने सिस्नुको वैज्ञानिक नाम Urtica dioica हो । झाडी समूहमा पर्ने सिस्नु बहुवर्षीय फूल फुल्ने बिरुवा हो। सिस्नु अहिले विश्वभरी नै पाइएता पनि युरोप एसिया र अफ्रिकाका केही ठाउँलाई सिस्नुको रैथाने ठाउँले पनि चिनिन्छ । विशेषगरी माथिल्लो तराई करिब ६०० देखि ७०० मिटर […]

खेक्सी (Spine Gourd) खेती प्रविधि

“नेपालमा धेरै उत्पादन हुने र राम्रो बजार मुल्य भएको साथै स्वास्थ्यको लागि राम्रो तर धेरै मानिसहरुले यसको व्यावासायिक खेति नगरेको तरकारी मध्य Spine Gourd एक हो ।” Fig. Spine Gourd सामान्य हेरचाह र थोरै लगानीमा राम्रो उत्पादन गर्न सकिने, स्वास्थ्यको लागि धेरै फाइदाजनक, धेरै मानिसले रुचाउने एक बहुवर्षिय लहरा जाने तरकारी हो । यसको फललाई […]

ROLE OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT OF NEPAL

Nepal is richly endowed with innumerable gifts of nature, large fertile farmlands, and a wide variety of crops due to climate diversification. It is a country where a vast majority of individuals are directly or indirectly dependent on agriculture for their livelihood. Though Nepalese agriculture is characterized by low farm income, it couldn’t satisfy the […]

MAIZE CULTIVATION IN NEPAL

Maize (Zea mays) also known as corn is the world’s leading crop and is widely cultivated as cereal grain. Maize is the third most important crop hereafter paddy and wheat in terms of area and production. Maize cultivation is a way of life for most farmers in the hills of Nepal. It is a traditional […]

Rajma

The kidney beans are the variety of the common beans Phaseolus vulgaris. It is a herbaceous annual plant grown worldwide for its edible dry seeds or unripe fruit. It has become popular all over the world due to its health benefits as well as savory textures. Kidney beans are also known as the ‘king of […]

Importance of biodiversity in sustainable agriculture

Biodiversity is the biological variety of variability of life on earth. It is a measure of variation at the genetic species and ecosystem level. Biodiversity is a term that describes every living organism within a single ecosystem or habitat, including numbers and diversity of species and all environmental aspects such as temperature, oxygen, and carbon […]

कृषि यान्त्रीकरण र ग्रामीण अर्थतन्त्र

कृषिप्रधान देश नेपाललको कुल जनाशंख्याको करिब ८० प्रतिशत बसोबास रहेको ग्रामीण क्षेत्रको अर्थतन्त्र संग जोडिएर आउने कृषि, पशुपालन, कृषि पर्यटन, घरेलु तथा साना उद्योग, व्यापार  इत्यादिबाट निर्मित ग्रामीण अर्थतन्त्रलाइ आधुनिकीकरण गर्दै दिर्घकालिन संरक्षणमा कृषि यान्त्रीकरणको भूमिका पनि महत्वपूर्ण हुने देखिन्छ । ग्रामीण क्षेत्रमा अहिले जे जस्ता समस्याहरु देखियका छन् त्योभन्दा बढी अवसरहरु पनि रहेका छन् […]

Post-Harvest Management of Rice for sustainable food security

Rice is the most important crop in the world. Almost a half of the world population consumes it as a major source of food and carb provider.  It is the number one crop in terms of cultivated area, production, consumption, and contribution to the economy in Nepal. It contains more than 76% carbohydrates and more […]

निजी क्षेत्रको साझेदारीले कसरी कृषिको व्यवसायीकरण भएको छ बंगलादेशबाट सिकौं

बंगलादेशको मुख्य खाद्यान्न बाली धान हो । धान बंगलादेशको तटीय दक्षिणी क्षेत्रहरुमा फस्टाउँदो बाली हो । चक्रवात र बाढीले बंगलादेशको दक्षिणी भागमा ठूलो विपत्ति ल्याउने क्रममा धेरै किसानहरु बैकल्पिक आम्दानीको खोजिमा ढाकाजस्ता ठूला शहरहरूमा बसाइँ सर्ने गर्छन्। विश्व बैंकका अनुसार करिब १० करोड बंगलादेशीहरु हाल विदेशमा काम गरिरहेका छन्। यसको प्रभाव कृषि क्षेत्रमा प्रत्यक्ष रुपमा […]

Emerging threat to Agriculturist – Desert Locust

Locust are devastating agricultural pest which lead to famine and starvation and are more harmful than armyworm. Locust came from a Latin word ‘Locusta’ which means grasshopper. However there is a difference between locust and grasshopper. A major difference is that locust can form swarm while grasshopper can’t and locust change their behavior and habits […]