Seeds are the product of the ripened ovule, after fertilization by pollen and some growth within the mother plant. Every seed we plant contains enormous amount of information about the Universe within itself. Through the help of these data the seed knows the exact time, down to the millisecond, when it is to come alive, […]
यति वेला गाऊँ घरमा कामको चटारो छ । गाउँमा गोरेटाहरु खचाखच अनि साँघुरा भएका छन् । बाटोमा परालको भारी बोक्ने र धानको थैलो बोक्नेको ताँती लागेको छ । केटा केटीहरु रमाइरहेका छन् । खुसी देखिन्छन् किनकी स्कुल जानुपरेको छैन । गाउँका पाखाहरुमा कोदोको बालाले किसानको बाटो कुरिरहेको छ । फाटमा असोजे मास उखेलीएको छ भने […]
दलहन यानि कोसेबाली Leguminosae परिवार अन्तर्गत पर्ने एक महत्वपूर्ण बाली हो। यसको महत्व मानवजाति साथसाथै पशुपन्छी अनि माटो को लागि पनि रहेको छ। यस बदलिदो समय, दिनानुदिन बढ्दो जनसंख्या अनि उनिहरुको स्वास्थ्यलाई हेर्ने हो भने यसको खेती अतिआवश्यक रहेको छ। नेपालको कुल भूभागमा यसको खेतीले ३,११,६६१ हेक्टर जमिन (खेती गरिएको मध्य १०.८%) ओगटेको छ भने […]
Seed certification system is a legally sectioned system for quality control of seed during seed multiplication and production. It is a scientific and systematically designed process to secure, maintain, multiply and make available seeds of notified and related varieties to the farmers. Seed certification through field and laboratory inspections and continuous pedigree records provide a […]
जैविक खेती कृषिको त्यो विधि हो जो संश्लेषित उर्वरकहरु एवं संश्लेषितका कीटनाशकहरु बिना प्रयोग वा न्यूनतम प्रयोगमा आधारित छ तथा जो भूमिको उर्वरा शक्तिलाई बचाई राख्नका लागि फसल चक्र, हरियो मल, कम्पोस्ट आदिको प्रयोग गर्दछ। कृषि क्षेत्रमा रसायनिक मलको प्रयोगले एक दिन कृषि योग्य जमिनहरु मरुभुमिमा परिणत हुँने भयावह अवस्थाबाट नेपालीहरुले बेलैमा बिचार पुर्याउँनु पर्ने […]
नेपाल विकासोन्मुख तथा परिवर्तनको संक्रमणकालिन अवस्थामा भएको र विकास र समृद्धिका लागि अन्य कुनै पुर्वाधारहरु नभएको अवस्थामा कृषि क्रान्ति नै आर्थिक समृद्धि र देश विकासको एकमात्र विकल्प हो। देशमा कृषि क्रान्ति ,कृषि आधुनिकिकरण ,यान्त्रिकरण र व्यवसायिकरण को कुरा गरिरहदा कृषि गर्ने किसानहरु भने कहिले उत्पादित उपजले बजार नपाएर त कहिले विभिन्न कारणले कम उत्पादन तथा […]
Agriculture being Nepal’s principle economic activity, employing more than 65% of total population, contributed 26.98% of total GDP of Nepal in FY 2018/19. Nepal Government has always emphasized this sector for dealing with key issues of poverty alleviation and economic development. Its support however is inclined towards conventional agriculture rather than organic farming. Organic Agriculture […]
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 […]
