Composting is the process of decomposing the organic material by the successive action of soil microorganisms like bacteria, fungus, earthworms etc into a humus rich soil. For composting all organic material products are used such as wasted food, leaves, grasses, plant trimmings, straw, animal manure etc. Compost has been considered as a valuable soil amendment. […]
Changes affecting agriculture, such as rising oil prices, market volatility, climate change, or this pandemic, raise the issue of how to sustain agricultural ecosystem services. Farmers are faced with farm dynamics and disruptions caused by local, regional, national, or global patterns or shocks. These changes will bring new challenges to farmers. Farmers in developing countries […]
Integrated Nutrient Management is the practice in agriculture with all the sources of nutrients being applied to the soil for better yield; better soil productivity and sustainable soil conservation. Simply, INM is the practice of using nutrients for optimum production conserving the soil. According to WHO, Integrated Nutrient Management is the proper management of soil, […]
बीउ कुनै पनि बालीको जग हो। कृषि बनस्पतिक परिभाषामा बीउलाई परिपक्क बीज अण्ड भनिन्छ। सरलीकृत तथा उदार अर्थमा धेरैले बीउलाई विरुवाको सन्तान उत्पत्तिको साधन भन्छन् । तसर्थ बीउ एक जीवित बस्तु हो र नयाँ बोट उत्पादन गर्न सक्षम हुन्छ । बीज एउटा सानो भ्रुणात्मक बोट हो जसलाई बीज कोटले छोपेको हुन्छ। बीज र अन्न बिचको […]
बीउ भनेको सुरक्षात्मक आवरणले ढाकेको एउटा परिपक्क रजकण र वानस्पातिक तरिकाले पुनरोउत्पादन गरि बाली उत्पादनका लागि रोप्न वा छर्न प्रयोग गरिने सजिव वस्तु हो । सामान्यतयास् बीउलाई बिरुवा विकासको पहिलो खुड्किलो रुपमा लिने गरिन्छ । माटोसङ्ग पारस्परिक सम्बन्ध गाँसेर सोही माटोमा उपलब्ध हुने विभिन्न प्रकारका आधारभुत तत्वहरुलाई प्रयोग गरेर बीउले अंकुरण थाल्दछ । र बिस्तारै […]
वानस्पतिक हिसाबले परिभाषित गर्दा बीउलाई एउटा परिपक्व अण्ड भनिन्छ । बीउ एक आफ्नो जातीय (वंशानुगत) अस्तित्व कायम राख्ने तथा आफ्नो जीवन संरक्षण गर्ने साधन हो । धेरैले बीउलाई विरुवाको सन्तान उत्पतिको साधन हो भन्दै परिभाषित गरेका छन् । बीउ जीवित हो त्यसैले रोप्दा उम्रने हुनु पर्दछ । सबै बीउ अन्न/दाना हुन सक्छ तर सबै अन्न […]
The minimum support price is a measure taken by the government to protect farmers against sudden slumps in the market price.It is what the government will pay farmers for their crops when there are no other buyers in the market.Under this policy pricing,the government announces a fixed price for certain crops before the sowing season. […]
Nepal is an agricultural country where 66% people are directly engaged in agriculture. Nepal has great potential in agriculture due to its diverse topography, climatic condition, biodiversity, soil type and so on. There are a lot of barren lands in hilly and mountain areas of Nepal where synthetic chemicals and fertilizers haven’t still reached, which […]
Seed, the key agricultural input, is responsible for developing the resilient agricultural sector and food systems. A country must be seed secure to achieve food security. Seed security can be explained as the availability and accessibility of quality seed at right time and at a reasonable price. In the current decade, farmers and producers are […]
A seed is the foundation of life. Through regeneration and plant establishment, it is due to seeds, the world is full of biodiversity and how the chain of ecosystems is co-ordinating itself. Crop status largely depends on the seed material used for sowing. Quality seed alone leads to an increase of 15-20% in the production. […]
