काठमाडौंको गोलभेँडा तराईमा

नागढुंगा नाका हुँदै तरकारी बोकिएका दर्जनौं ट्रक दिनहुँ राजधानी पस्नु नौलो होइन। नौलो खबर- गोलभेडा भरिएका सैयौं क्रेट बोकेर नियमित ५ देखि ७ वटा ट्रक नागढुंगाबाट बाहिरिन्छन्।

असार पहिलो सातादेखि दैनिक ३ हजार क्रेट गोलभेडा काठमाडौंबाट तराई र राजधानी बाहिरका पहाडी जिल्लामा जान थालेको हो। एक क्रेटमा २३ किलो हुन्छ।

बंगलादेशमा नेपाली कृषि वस्तुलाई शून्य भन्सार सुविधा

विज्ञान अधिकारी, काठमाडौं, साउन १५-

झन्डै एक दसकपछि बंगलादेश नेपाली कृषि वस्तुलाई भन्साररहित सुविधा दिन सहमत भएको छ। नेपाल-बंगलादेशबीचको द्विपक्षीय वाणिज्य सचिवस्तरीय वार्तामा बंगलादेश नेपाली कृषि वस्तुलाई भन्साररहित प्रवेश दिन सहमत भएको हो।

'नेपाली कृषि वस्तुमा भन्साररहित प्रवेश दिन बंगलादेश सहमत भएको छ,' नेपाली तर्फका वार्ता टोली संयोजक वाणिज्य सचिव लालमणि जोशीले आइतबार नागरिकसँग भने, 'यो नेपालका लागि सबैभन्दा ठूलो उपलब्धि हो।' भन्साररहित सुविधालगायत सहमतिपत्रमा सोमबार हस्ताक्षर हुनेछ।

Kiwi farming gaining popularity in Ilam

Kiwi farming gaining popularity in Ilam

16 Jul 2012

Kiwi farming in Ilam has a short history. Just three or four years ago, Mr Tara Mani Khatiwada, Manager of the Environment Protection and Alternative Power Development Private Limited (EPAPD), introduced kiwi cultivation to Subulung, Ilam, in eastern Nepal. Mr Khatiwada learned about kiwi cultivation and took starter stem cuttings during a visit to the ICIMOD Godavari Training and Demonstration Centre as well as taking some cuttings from Himachal Pradesh, India. “When I first got started in the kiwi business, 20 to 25 per cent of my initial knowledge about kiwi farming was obtained during my visit to the ICIMOD Godavari Training and Demonstration Centre,” he said. Since then, EPAPD has promoted kiwi cultivation in the district through interactions with farmers, training on farming techniques, the sale of starter cuttings, and by marketing kiwis in festivals. It has also used radio programmes, fliers, and local newspapers to reach a broader audience.

Farmers in the lurch

Farmers in the lurch

JUL 09 -
By:  Jagannath Adhikari
A fertiliser crisis has been in the news recently. It has infuriated farmers as they have started transplanting paddy following the onset of the monsoon season, and they can’t get the all important soil fortifier. On the surface, this problem seems to have arisen simply because of a shortage combined with high demand this year. This has been the official explanation. On the contrary, the annual fertiliser shortage is a problem that has been deeply entrenched since the mid-1990s when a period of political uncertainty began.