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Women in farming : Shifting Nepali Farms As Men Migrate, by Indira Aryal (rn 20/12/2024)

Rising threat of antifungal resistance, by Santosh Dulal and Devraj Pokhrel (ae 19/12/2024)

Syangja produces orange worth Rs. 1.12 billion, by Arjun Kafle (rn 18/12/2024)

How climate change has hit our kitchens : Our food security will depend on how the agriculture sector addresses climate-related challenges, by Madhukar Upadhya (kp 16/12/2024)

Lowland vegetables growing in mountain region : Rising temperatures and changing weather patterns enable vegetable farming in Mustang highlands, by Ghanashyam Khadka (kp 15/12/2024)

How to make farming viable again : International support for agro-businesses lifts farmers from subsistence, providing cash income, by Pinki Sris Rana (nt 13/12/2024)

Agri entrepreneurs transforming rural economy, by Mamata Thapa (ht 11/10/2024)

Farmers of Baglung face shortage of irrigation (rn 10/12/2024)

Why does Nepal need an agricultural revolution?, by Prajjwal K Neupane (ae 09/12/2024)

Banana farming fetches Rs 150 million income annually in Parbat (rn 07/12/2024)

Beijing opens door for Nepali orthodox tea : A few tea enterprises, including orthodox producer Gorkha Tea Estate in Ilam, have registered their products for export with the General Administration of Customs of China, by Krishana Prasain and Parbat Portel (kp 06/12/2024)

Nepali’s journey from discrimination to empowerment (ae 06/12/2024)

Rs300 million granulated organic fertiliser plant opens in western Nepal : The plant’s production capacity is 200 tonnes daily. The company has opened sales depots in more than 100 locations of several provinces, by Dipendra Baduwal (kp 05/12/2024)

Preparation on to bring Tea Testing and Promotion Centre into operation (rn 05/12/2024)

Cardamom price surpasses Rs 100,000; production halved, by Yukala Paudel (kh 04/12/2024)

Production doubles, lack of sell worries kiwi farmers of Khotang (rn 03/12/2024)

Govt fixes sugarcane price (kh 29/11/2024), Government hikes minimum support price of sugarcane : Thursday’s Cabinet meeting fixed the floor price at Rs585 per quintal, up Rs20. Cane farmers say they are not happy, by Krishana Prasain (kh 30/11/2024)

ADB’s REFP: Women (Em)Power, by Keshab Poudel (sp 29/11/2024)

Fertiliser shortage hits farmers battling low summer yield : Input shortage for winter crops could spell more trouble for most farmers, whose summer crop, mostly paddy, was battered by late-September rains (kp 29/11/2024)

Underground irrigation boosts farming in Nuwakot (ae 28/11/2024)

Climate crisis in Nepal: Farmers as the first refugees, by Rewati Dahal (ae 27/11/2024)

NFC recommends pension for farmers (ae 27/11/2024)

Stop plotting to preserve arable land, by Kamal Raj Dhungel (ae 27/11/2024)

Ramechap sees rise in Junar production (kh 24/11/2024)

Paddy production increases 10 percent in Dang this year (kh 222/11/2024)

Rice yield decreases in Chitwan (kh 21/11/2024)

Rs 15 million appropriated for commercial potato farming (kh 20/11/2024)

DDC eyes export on subdued domestic demand : The state-owned dairy corporation is planning to reduce the price of ghee targeting the consumer segment (kp 20/11/2024)

Basnet earning income from mushroom farming, by Hari Prasad Koirala (rn 18/11/2024)

The importance of bio-pests, by Rona Vaidya (ae 18/11/2024)

Concerns mount as govt considers lifting ban on dairy imports, by Yukala Paudel (kh 15/11/2024)

Promotion Of Organic Agriculture, by Hari Bahadur KC (rn 15/11/2024)

Millet farming expanded in rural parts of Myagdi (rn 10/11/2024)

Mustang farmers harvest buckwheat, a cultural staple (ae 07/11/2024)

Ripe paddy destroyed by rainfall, farmers worried, by Radha Krishna Dumre (rn 05/11/2024)

International demand for Nepali tea and coffee on the rise (kh 04/11/2024)

Coffee farming increasing to ward off monkey menace (kh 04/11/2024)

Jumla supplies apples worth Rs 614 million (kh 01/11/2024)

Expansion of kiwi farming in Doti (rn 26/10/2024)

Paddy yield can be predicted two months before harvest : Early yield prediction enables better insurance, investment, food security, and supply chain planning, research says, by Sangam Prasain (kp 25/10/2024)

Exercise for an organic province starts, by Lalit Bahadur Budha (ae 25/10/2024)

Beekeeping fetches handsome income for returnee migrant in Dang (rn 23/10/2024)

Tea cultivation expands in tourist areas (ae 23/10/2024)

Gundu farmers busy making Makhamali garlands for Tihar, by Binu Shrestha (rn 23/10/2024)

When will farmers get government subsidies? (ae 22/10/2024)

One hundred days of govt: 150,000 more farmers registered (kh 21/10/2024)

How round chilli has changed farmers’ lives in Palpa : Growing round chilies keeps monkeys and other wild animals that destroy crops away from the fields, by Madhav Aryal (kp 20/10/2024)

Unfruitful labour : Thousands of apple-producing families in Nepal’s mountains are struggling due to poor roads (kp 17/10/2024)

Karnali is growing more apples, but unreliable roads hinder market access : Frequent road blockages during peak harvest season are pushing apple growers to consider Tibetan markets to avoid losses, by Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp 17/10/2024)

Khabara earning identity as Banana Village, 150 families engage in farming (rn 15/10/2024)

Himalayan goats worth Rs 160 million sold in Mustang (ae 15/10/2024)

Karnali apples capturing market share (kh 13/10/2024)

Whitefly outbreak affects hectares of paddy in Palpa : In places like Rampur, Nisdi, Madi and Tinau, the district’s food baskets, farmers are worried about their income this year, by Madhav Aryal (kp 10/10/2024)

Farmers left with nothing as near-harvest paddy is washed away (kh 05/10/2024)

Regulate The Use Of Pesticides, by Shyam Gaire (rn 03/10/2024)

Nepal: An agricultural country? We are still an agriculture-based society. Yet the sector is also clearly not a government priority, by Biswas Baral (kp 30/09/2024)

Vegetable supplies in Kathmandu drop 95 percent : Traders warn that fresh vegetable prices in the Capital may rise dramatically if the highways connecting Kathmandu Valley are not repaired soon (kp 30/09/2024)

DDC gets Rs600 million credit to pay dairy farmers : However, dairy farmers are not optimistic they will get their dues before Dashain due to the lengthy process (kp 28/09/2024)

Kiwi farming blooms in Dolakha, but fruit finds no takers : This year’s bumper crop is good news for consumers. However, the price fails to cheer 3,000 kiwi growers in the mountain district, by Kedar Shivakoti (kp 22/09/2024)O

Nepal’s tea exports surge by 52%, boosted by South Indian shortfall (kh 21/09/2024)

Millet crop in Kaski at risk as root rot disease spreads (ae 19/09/2024)

Mustang campaigns to curb potato import (ae 17/09/2024)

How technology helped Subedi, a mushroom farmer : A returnee from a foreign land, Subedi sold mushrooms worth Rs20 million last year. This year, he aims to double the income, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 15/09/2024)

Nepal’s dairy industry remains on the brink as unpaid dues mount : The government on Thursday approved a Rs600 million loan to the Dairy Development Corporation to help clear overdue payments to farmers, by Ramesh Chandra Adhikari, Sanju Paudel & Krishana Prasain (kp 07/09/2024)

Farmers reap high cardamom prices as festivals near : The new large cardamom crop beats farmers’ expectations, hitting Rs2,100 per kg in early seasonal value spikes, by Ananda Gautam (kp 05/09/2024)

Farmers face snow leopard attacks, compensation hurdles : Troubled by snow leopards as the climate warms, mountain dwellers say the government is apathetic to their plight, by Arjun Poudel (kp 04/09/2024)

Good weather brought a bumper apple harvest to Gorkha. But there is no transport : Nepalis consume 82,145 tonnes of apples worth Rs8.44 billion annually, mostly imported from China, by Hariram Uprety (kp 03/09/2024)

Apple transport stalled as landslides block Karnali Highway (kh 31/08/2024)

The human cost of Nepal’s yarsa gold rush : Climate change and overharvesting reduces earnings of villagers from a lucrative Himalayan fungus, by Shrijan Pandey (nt 30/08/2024)

Banana farmers upset over delay in settlement of insurance claims : Banana farmers from Chitwan are in Kathmandu to remind the government why they are not getting the insured payout, by Ramesh Kumar Poudel (kp 29/08/2024)

An agonizing wait for relief  (ae 29/08/2024)

IFAD/MOICS: Promoting Youth in Agriculture, by Keshab Poudel (sp 23/08/2024)

Digital agriculture: Using technology for sustainable farming, by Suraj Raj Thagunna (ae 20/08/2024)

Goat rearing is the go-to business for Rolpa residents : Korchabang village has 59 households, most of them prospering with income from goat farms, by Kashiram Dangi (kp 18/08/2024)

Paddy plantation increases by 8 percent this year (kh 17/08/2024)

Is land enough without healthy soil? Increasing fragmentation of land will have a negative bearing on food production, by Dipesh Nepal (ae 16/08/2024)

Paddy cultivation shrinks by 1,700 hectares in Gandaki Province (kh 15/08/2024)

Dairy farmers’ dues boil up to Rs6.5 billion : Governments change frequently but no administration has taken decisive steps to pay farmers (kp 14/08/2024)

Hybrid apple farming expands across Manang district (kh 09/08/2024)

Helping farmers who help themselves : Nepal’s mountain farmers are already adapting to the impacts of climate change on their own, by Banjamin Zimmernab (nt 09/08/2024)

Karnali providing cash incentives to promote sheep, yak farming (ae 07/08/2024)

Millet production, imports on the rise, by Mamata Thapa (ae 01/08/2024)

Swift transplantation raises hope for bumper paddy yield : Paddy is Nepal’s biggest earning farm commodity, with tens of thousands of farmers relying on its income, by Sangam Prasain (kp 01/08/2024)

Agricultural technicians to resume their strike (rep 31/07/2024)

32 kgs of Yarsagumba exported from Manang (kh 27/07/2024)

What cost for organic farmers to conserve nature? In the preceding fiscal year, half of the budget in the agriculture sector has gone toward subsidizing chemical fertilizers, whereas the budget for the promotion of organic agriculture is minimal—less than one percent, by Dipesh Nepal (ae 24/07/2024)

Bajhang farmers, students learning to cope with climate challenge : In the north-western corner of the country, one of the most vulnerable areas to climate change, farmers and students are being educated on climate impact mitigation, by Basant Pratap Singh (kp 21/07/2024)

Farmer earns Rs 1.6 million from dragon fruit sales in a year (kh 20/07/2024)

Mustang farmer shows what is possible despite government : Migrant returnee from Japan combines thriving apple farm with eco-tourism to create jobs, by Kunda Dixit (nt 19/07/2024)

Khotang achieves record 168 metric tonnes of Litchi production (kh 19/07/2024)

Helvetas-Nepal's riverbed farming : Climate-Adaptive And Resilient, by Keshab Poudel (sp 19/07/2024)

Chitwan staring at crisis as paddy fields vanish fast : The district south of Kathmandu has seen farmers switch to cash crops like bananas and fisheries as labour-intensive paddy brings lower return, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 15/07/2024)

Farmers attracted towards commercial cashew farming (rep 15/07/2024)

Revitalizing Nepal’s agriculture and food systems, by Bidya Nath Koirala (ae 11/07/2024)

Minority rule raises minimum support price for paddy : As of Sunday, transplantation has been completed on 38.6 percent of Nepal’s 1.39 million hectares of paddy fields (kp 09/07/2024)

Farmers in Ilam make good incomes from onion farming (rn 06/07/2024)

Pher System: Dolakha's Agricultural Practice, by Shyam Joshi (rn 05/07/2024)

Agroecology can heal Nepal’s ailing farm sector, by Dipesh Nepal and Srijana Poudel (ae 04/07/2024)

Farmers' Rights To Food Sovereignty (rn 03/07/2024)

The lost prospects of olive farming : After initiating an olive zone, it is now crucial for local authorities to take ownership of the project, by Roshee Lamichhane (kp 01/07/2024)

NLSIP concludes benefiting more than 235,000 farmers (kh 29/06/2024)

In Photos: National Paddy Day celebrations at Nepal Agricultural Research Council (rep 29/06/2024), Paddy plantation in Khokana (Photo Feature) (rn 29/06/2024), IN PICS: National Paddy Day : Top leaders join farmers across Nepal in celebrating Asar 15 (kh 29/06/2024)

Commercialization of Agriculture Reintegrates and Retunes Migrants, by Keshab Poudel (sp 28/06/2024)

Nepal’s paddy production increases 4.37 percent to over 5.72 million tons this year (rep 27/06/2024)

It’s Lahan mango, the brand that brings farmers a good price : Mango growers earned Rs10–20 per kg until two years ago. After branding, the farmgate price has reached Rs45–50, by Binaya Aajad (kp 26/06/2024)

Mustang apple farmers rely on innovation to overcome climate change challenges, by Smita Adhikari (ae 26/06/2024)

Large cardamom could be Nepal’s trade booster : Traders and experts say earnings from the large cardamom could double or triple if the spice is exported directly to Muslim-majority countries, by Krishana Prasain (kp 25/06/2024)

Private dairies seek subsidised loan to pay farmers : They have also sought permit to export dairy products such as powdered milk, butter and cheese as domestic consumption remains subdued (kp 24/06/2024)

Farmers worry as paddy and maize dry up due to draught, by Basudev Sharma (rn 23/06/2024)

Bumper potato harvest brings joy to farmers : In addition, farmers in Lamjung in western Nepal have received a higher price for the vegetable this season, by Aash Gurung (kp 21/06/2024)

Draught affects Jumla farmers; paddy transplantation delayed (kh 21/06/2024)

Bagar-Kheti To Ensure Food Security, by Narayan Prasad Bhatta (rn 21/06/2024)

Farmers Enlisting Program: Over 1.8 million farmers enlisted (kh 19/06/2021)

Lack of rainfall dries out paddy saplings in Dang (rn 15/06/2024)

SAMRIDDHI: IFAD and MoICS: Transformation of Subsistence Agriculture Through Women, by Keshab Poudel (sp 14/06/2024)

When yaks go, so does culture : Yak herds decline due to lifestyle changes, the climate crisis and outmigration, by Tanka Dhakal (nt 14/06/2024)

Regenerative Agriculture For Food And Environmental Security, by Chhabi Lal Paudel (rn 14/06/2024)

Farmers worried about reasonable price for paddy (rn 11/06/2024)

OAG report reveals misuse of farm subsidy in Karnali, by Hikmat Bahadur Nepali (ae 10/06/2024)

Unpaid dairy farmers memo government, threaten new protest from this week : Private and state-owned dairy companies owe farmers around Rs 6 billion, by Krishana Prasain (kp 10/06/2024)

Artisanal tea from the Himalayas : Suiro Teas aims to transform Nepali tea culture with diverse offerings and an educational tearoom, by Anusha Dhakal (kp 10/06/2024)

Lessons From China’s Poverty Eradication : Incentivise Agriculture To Achieve Prosperity, by Laxman Kafle (rn 07/06/2024)

Fatalities and illnesses plague yarsagumba gold rush : Karnali province police report 12 yarsagumba collectors—six from Mugu and six from Dolpa—died this year, with nearly 100 more sick due to altitude sickness, by Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp 07/06/2024)

Storm damages ready-to-harvest mangoes in Saptari, Siraha : Officials in Saptari estimate around 12 percent of the district’s mango crop is destroyed, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha and Binaya Aajad (kp 07/06/2024)

Over 16 quintals of marijuana seized in Sarlahi (rep 07/06/2024)

Dairy cooperatives body issues ultimatum over unpaid farmer dues : Private and state-owned dairies owe around Rs5 billion to farmers as their stocks of butter and powdered milk remain unsold in the market, and demand for fresh products has also dropped, by Krishana Prasain (kp 04/06/2024), Dairy farmers’ distress : Farmers haven’t been paid their dues as domestic daily products go unsold in light of cheaper imports (kp 05/06/2024)

Far 05/06/2024)mers in drought-hit hills unable to sow maize : Droughts and dry spells in the cultivation season and flooding in the harvesting time have become a new normal in Nepal, by Arjun Poudel (kp 02/06/2024)

Perceived agriculture budget decrease due to lower fertilizer prices: FinMin Pun (rep 29/05/2024) [The agricultural budget does not do justice at all to the importance and urgent needs of agriculture. So let's continue to drive up food imports and send even more young people into labour migration!]

Can better insurance buffer Nepali farmers against climate change? Experts say yes, but there are problems galore in Nepal’s insurance system, discouraging farmer participation despite almost free crop and livestock insurance schemes, by Sangam Prasain (kp 25/05/2024)

Ilam to host International Tea Festival in June (kh 24/05/2024)

Vegetable prices rise due to poor rains, low yields and Indian export taxes : Labour shortages in rural areas caused by youth migration have hit production, by Krishana Prasain (kp 22/05/2024)

Spring paddy areas shrink in western Nepal : Most farmers have switched to maize, as superior hybrid seeds have boosted production and earnings compared to spring paddy, by Birendra KC (kp 21/05/2024)

Lumbini-based dairy firm launches ‘Mohi’ buttermilk : Producer says traditionally, buttermilk, called mohi in Nepali, was favourite in villages but gradually fell out of favour to more popular foreign beverages, by Manoj Paudel (kp 20/05/2024)

Local govt promotes collective vegetable farming in Rukum (kh 18/05/2024)

Nepal’s agriculture, water resources under climate threat : The economic losses in farm and off-farm in the last five years, as reported by households, excluding significant infrastructure damages, amounted to Rs415.44 billion, by Sangam Prasain (kp 15/05/2024)

Illegal yarsa collectors taking risky routes to mountain grasslands give officials headache : 74 people have been nabbed in a month for using restricted and prohibited routes inside Shey Phoksundo National Park, by Raj Bahadur Shahi (kp 11/05/2024)

Livestock farmers receive tree fodder’s seeds (kh 07/05/2024)

Drought drying up corn plants (kh 06/05/2024)

Time To Decriminalise Cannabis, by Shyam P Lohani (rn 05/05/2024)

People flock to Bajhang highlands for yarsagumba harvest : Local markets are buzzing with activity as people shop for stay in the mountains for months. Yarsagumba fetches up to Rs2 million a kilo in the district, by Basant Pratap Singh (kp 04/05/2024)

Farmers in Myagdi earn Rs 210 million from orange sales (kh 02/05/2024)

Nepal’s Siddha Devi Tea Estate wins ‘World’s Best Tea’ title (rep 01/05/2024)

DDC settles Rs 480 million dues, eases financial strain on farmers (kh 26/04/2024)

Alluring Dragon fruits farming in Syangja (kh 26/04/2024)

Decline in honey production frustrates farmers (rn 20/04/2024)

Prospects Of Berry Cultivation In Nepal, by Shyam Joshi (rn 19/04/2024)

Orange prices triple after cold storage: Tehrathum farmers reap benefits (kh 13/04/2024)

A Potential Avenue for the Production of Green Hydrogen-Based Urea Fertilizer in Nepal, by Shyam Raj Pokharel (rep 13/04/2024)

Farmers threaten to pour Nepali honey on Kathmandu streets (rep 13/04/2024)

Nepal scientists confirm old remedy for armyworm : Researchers at Agriculture University, Rampur develop a tube to grow wasps and fungus that destroy the pest, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 10/04/2024)

Dairy farmers to get one-third of outstanding dues by this week : The state-owned Dairy Development Corporation says it will clear Rs370 million in dues to the farmers by this week, by Krishana Prasain (kp 09/04/2024)

Bajura women attracted towards potato cultivation, by Sher Bahadur Sarki (rn 08/04/2024)

Time To Adopt Climate-smart Agriculture, by Janak Adhikari (rn 05/04/2024)

Jumla farmers worry as damaged canals remain unrepaired, by Netra Shahi (rn 03/04/2024)

Farmers in Ilam begin to pluck tea leaves, by Kokila Dhakal (rn 03/04/2024)

Rai makes millions from flowers, by Nisha Rai (rn 03/04/2024)

Government sets minimum support price for winter paddy (kh 29/03/2024)

Chinese tea entrepreneurs demand over 100,000 kg of Ilam tea after monitoring visits (rep 23/03/2024), Chinese eye Nepali orthodox tea : Until mid-March, the export of orthodox tea to China jumped 88.31 percent. Insiders say the opening of Chinese market to Nepali tea is significant, by Krishana Prasain (kp 24/03/2024)

Large cardamom price recovers to Rs2,075 per kg : Prices are expected to rise further, but since farmers have already sold their cash crops, they will receive little benefit, by Laxmi Gautam (kp 15/03/2024)

Campaign to build pesticide-free province gains pace (kh 14/03/2024)

Women farmers convince husbands to quit foreign jobs : Several women entrepreneurs in Gulmi have encouraged their husbands to take up professions they once deemed unworthy, by Gaganshila Khadka (kp 12/03/2024), The Gulmi way : The success of women entrepreneurs in the district offers lessons for the rest of the country (kp 13/03/2024)

Kailali farmers drawn to herbs production (kh 10/03/2024)

Hetauda Milk Distribution Project procures 20,000 liters from tarai as local demand requires strategic boost (kh 09/03/2024)

Preserve Mountain Agrobiodiversity, by Achyut Tiwari (rn 08/03/2024)

Troubled dairy farmers seek government support : The state-owned Dairy Development Corporation has sought bailout funds amounting to Rs300 million to pay the protesting farmers (kp 02/03/2024), Government and dairy association seal agreement : Protests put-off (kh 03/03/2024), Dairy farmers unhappy with ‘one-sided’ payment deal : Say they don’t trust the government and dairy associations citing numerous past instances of unfulfilled promises (kp 04/03/2024), Heed dairy farmers : The problems they face are multifaceted and can only be solved with collective effort of all those in the sector (kp 08/03/2024)

Reviving Nepal’s farms, naturally : Regenerative agriculture practices spread as farmers reject harmful chemicals, by Simon Crittle (nt 01/03/2024)

Backlog of huge quantity of powdered milk, butter creating problem to DDC in paying farmers (kh 01/03/2024)

Rethinking Nepal’s agriculture development : We must support producers by linking them with markets to transform agricultural value chains, by Padam Bhandari (kp 27/02/2024)

Dairy association applauds import ban, vows support for local production (kh 25/02/2024), Multi Stakeholder interaction on “Energy Efficiency in the Dairy Sector” held in Kathmandu (nlt 26/02/2024), White 'flood' on the streets : Nepali dairy companies have not yet made meaningful efforts to explore foreign market, by Achyut Wagle (kp 27/02/2024)

Cardamom price hike pleases producers in Taplejung (kh 24/02/2024)

Helvetas Nepal's InElam: Banana Revolution!, by Keshab Poudel (sp 23/02/2024)

Is Nepal’s dairy sector headed for recession? The state-owned Dairy Development Corporation and private dairy firms have yet to pay farmers around Rs6 billion citing sharp drop in consumption, by Krishana Prasain (kp 23/02/2024)

Chitwan farmers protest by pouring milk on streets (kh 18/02/2024)

A big threat to the farm sector, by Lakshya Deep Devkota (ae 15/02/2024)

In Sindhuli, dairy gives farmers, especially women, a new hope : On Tuesday, Nepal and South Korea decided to establish Kamalamai Municipality as the ‘Korea-Nepal Model Dairy Village’, Korea’s first attempt to build a dairy village overseas, by Sangam Prasain (kp 15/02/2024)

Agricultural insurance fails to attract farmers in Sudurpaschim (kh 14/02/2024)

Accord Priority To Agriculture Sector, by Lok Deep Thapa (rn 09/02/2024)

Orange production up in Solukhumbu (kh 09/02/2024)

Farmer Ratan Sah cultivates vibrant cauliflowers in Siraha (kh 07/02/2024)

Nepali farmers reap bonus on India’s rice export ban : Though rice mills have been offering higher prices to buy paddy from Nepali farmers, for consumers it’s bad news, by Shankar Acharya (kp 02/02/2024)

Govt builds integrated agriculture and livestock services centers with Rs 1 billion investment (rep 28/01/2024)

Policy Dilemma In  Agriculture Sector (rn 26/01/2024)

Conserving agricultural biodiversity : Agrobiodiversity keeps crops from harmful diseases and pests, and helps increase beneficial insects, by Ram Krishna Shrestha and Bal Krishna Joshi kp 19/01/2024)

The occupation of Tundikhel : Residents and activists protest Kathmandu mayor’s decision to further constrict the last of Kathmandu's open space, by Sahina Shrestha (nt 19/01/2024)

Harnessing Synergies in Agriculture through Systems Thinking, by Sushil Thapa and Nityananda Khanal (rep 18/01/2024)

Only 15 percent of the arable land in Baglung has irrigation facilities (rep 13/01/2024)

FAO and ICIMOD sign MoU to strengthen climate-resilient agri-food system transformation in Bhutan and Nepal : ‘The collaborative effort aims to tackle pressing issues such as climate change, land degradation, water scarcity, feminization, and agrobiodiversity loss’ (nlt 12/01/2024)

Living off the land, by Kamal Raj Dgungel (ae 11/01/2021)

Dairy farmers call for timely payment (kh 11/01/2024)

Chitwan fields in yellow bloom as mustard makes a strong comeback : This fiscal year, the area under mustard farming increased to 21,850 hectares, returning to its 1998-99 level, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 11/01/2024)

Myagdi farmers rake in over 1.5 crore rupees with orange sale (kh 08/01/2024)

Nepal’s paddy production soars to record level (kh 08/01/2024), 5.72 million metric tons of paddy harvested (kh 09/01/2024), Despite El Niño effect, Nepali farmers reap bumper paddy harvest : The country produced an all-time high of 5.72 million tonnes of paddy, amounting to nearly Rs200 billion, by Sangam Prasain (kp 09/01/2024), Harvesting hope : The country should now focus on commercialising paddy production, targeting the urban population (kp 10/01/2024)

Price of cardamom increases threefold (kh 07/01/2024)

Lamjung witnesses decline in orange production (kh 06/01/2024)

Rukum Paschim produces honey worth Rs 25 million (kh 05/01/2024)

Winter brings bumper honey harvest in Nepal's mountains, but no markets : Beekeepers and government officials say despite the export potential, the influx of adulterated honey into the market is harming the reputation of the original organic product, by Mahesh KC (kp 04/01/2024)

Tea exports decline in first five months of 2023/24 (ae 04/01/2024)

After orthodox tea, Nepal’s CTC to get its own trademark : Experts say effective standards would benefit local producers who are compelled to sell their produce at lower prices because of low quality (kp 03/01/2024)

Tea production stops with onset of winter (rep 02/01/2024)

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