We all are somehow paused from the last 8 months, giving ear to the news of increasing Covid-19 pandemic everyday. Being locked down inside our houses for months, leaving all our studies or jobs or offices, we’re here helpless. Though in Nepal, the spread of pandemic is not as harsh as other countries, being an […]
मेवा तराई तथा मध्य पहाडमा उत्पादन गर्न सकिने एक महत्वपूर्ण फलफुल हो।क्यारिकेसी (caricaceae) समूहमा पर्ने यो फल पौष्टिक दृष्टीले निकै महत्वपूर्ण मानिन्छ।लगभग ४ सय वर्ष पहिला भारत हुँदै मेवाको प्रवेश नेपालमा भएको अनुमान छ।हाल नेपालको तराईदेखि १००० मिटरसम्म उचाइ भएका स्थानमा मुख्यतः घरायसी प्रयोजनका लागि करेसाबारीमा मेवा लगाइने गरिएको छ। यो बजारमा सहज रुपमा पाइने […]
Nepal, an agrarian country seems pretty laid back when it comes to adopting digital tools in agriculture. Not that, we Nepalese are away from or unacknowledged of cost-effective mechanization or extension services offered by few apt mobile applications. But what besides necessitate are technologies that conform with changing the climatic regime and present soil properties. […]
नेपाल एक कृषिप्रधान मुलुक हो जहाँ लगभग ६७% जनसंख्या कृषि खेतिपातिमा आधारित छन्। नेपालमा कृषिमा आधुनिक तथा व्यवसायिक तवरले विकास हुदा झन्डै दुई तिहाई जनसंख्याको जिवनस्तर राम्रो हुन सक्छ। बिगतका केहि वर्ष यता कृषिमा आत्मनिर्भर जनसंख्या घटेको , खेतीयोग्य जमिनको प्लटिङ्गमा रुपान्तरण बढेको, बाझो जग्गाहरु बढेको तथा युवाहरु विदेश , सरकारी जागिर, व्यवसाय, मजदुरी जस्ता […]
The formal seed sector can be defined as a framework of institutions linked together by their involvement in or influence on the multiplication, processing, and distribution of improved seed. There are various participants in seed sector development which includes various structures of government agencies and non-government agencies. Here we will be discussing challenges and opportunities […]
COMMUNITY SEED BANKS (CSBs) Community seed banks are also known as seed hut, seed houses or seed library is an approach to store and manage seed. CSB is a community-led management approach for the conservation and utilization of local genetic resources and to provide access to quality seeds and planting materials of diverse crops to […]
Climate change is a serious threat to agriculture and food security. Green House Gases (GHGs) results in increase of global mean temperature , alters precipitation pattern , disturbs cropping cycle , induce insect pest infestation , create favourable environment for microbial attack etc. Emission of Green House Gases (GHGs) is the most important driving thing […]
At harvest, seed contain much extraneous material, most of which is removed by cleaning. However, certain fungi, bacteria, viruses and insects are not removed, and they cause or hasten seed deterioration. In addition, chemical treatments to control fungi, insects, and rodents may affect germination and longevity. Seed borne viruses usually remain dormant in stored […]
Seed certification is a legally organized program for quality control of seed and propagating materials of genetically distinct crop varieties during seed multiplication program. In certification program seed is produced by farmers through using careful quality control mechanisms like field inspection during growing season and seed inspection following harvest by legally authorized agency. High quality […]
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, […]
