Agrotech

  According to the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data (2016), only 4.6 million people are food secure in Nepal, it indicates that only 15-16% of Nepalese have easy access to foods. According to DHS data  20 percent of households mildly food-insecure, 22 percent moderately food-insecure, and 10 percent severely food-insecure in Nepal.  Among the household suffering food insecurity are simultaneously suffering from malnutrition.  Even though, Nepal is agricultural country, food security is still a burning question and a challenge. Many challenges at ground level (such as labour scarcity, poor technical knowledge and traditional tools of farming)  and in policy level (such as poor infrastructures, poor policy, poor implementation of policies) are main causes behind this unfortunate situation in Nepali agriculture. Whatever the matter, however, many Nepali are still under hunger and poverty.  In addition, the geographic condition is another level of different opportunity in Nepal to

What is the highest academic degree you can get in your life? The answer to this question is PhD (Doctor of Philosophy). However, everyone in this world can not achieve this degree because there are limited quotas available for PhD plus you should have excellent competences to get scholarship. As PhD is all practical and research based study it is therefore highly expensive if you thinking about to pay tuition fee yourself. In many cases, PhD is not even open for students who wants to pay fee because it is clear fact that student won't be able to pay fee. Therefore,.many rounds of application open every year in many countries.  Every year many students apply for PhD scholarship all around the world. Today, I am taking an example of Australia and discussing about how to apply for PhD in science in Australia.  A. Eligibility As PhD scholarship is highly competitive in Australia because of limited fund available and heavy volume of student want to apply for PhD scholarship. The ratio

अस्ट्रेलियाको ग्रोसरीहरु स्टोरहरुमा खानेकुरा किन्न जाँदा खानेकुराको धेरै विविधता पाइन्छ। एउटै खानेकुराको पनि सयौं प्रकारहरु उपलब्ध हुन्छन; जसमा पनि तरकारी र फलफूलहरुका प्रकारहरु देख्दा नेपालका किसानहरु, तरकारी र फलफूल प्रशोधन उद्योगहरू र सरोकारवालाहरुले धेरै कुराहरु सिक्न जरुरि देखें। बिषेशत तरकारी र फलफुलहरु धेरै समयसम्म सामान्य तापमानमा स्टोर गर्न सकिंदैन, तसर्थ यी फलफूलहरु र तरकारीहरू खेर जान नदिन धेरै तरिकाले प्रशोधन गरेर विभिन्न तरिकाको खानेकुरामा अस्ट्रेलियाको ग्रोसरीहरु स्टोरहरुमा उपलब्ध छन्।   नेपालको सन्धर्भमा कुरा गर्दा हामीले दैनिक रुपमा धेरै खानेकुराहरु खेर फालिरहेका हुन्छौं। संगसंगै धेरै मात्रामा पोस्ट-हार्वेस्ट लस र पोस्ट-हार्वेस्ट लसको उचित व्यवस्थापन नभएको कारणले गर्दा पनि धेरै खानेकुराहरु खेर गईरहेका छन्। २०१२ मा गरिएको एक अनुसन्धानको आधार लिंदा नेपालमा तरकारी र फलफुलमा २०-५०% पोस्ट-हार्वेस्ट लस हुन्छ। एकातीर  लगभग एक चौथाई देखि आधा फसल चाहिं हार्वेस्ट पछि पनि खेर जाने रहेछ भने अर्को तीर एक चौथाई नेपाली जनताहरु कुपोषित छन् र ३०% भन्दा बढी जनताहरु गरिबीको रेखामुनि छन्। 

Better agriculture growth reflects better agriculture research and better research reflects more scientific publications . Poor agriculture research and poor agriculture development goes together. Talking about Nepali agriculture research, it does not have significant impact on agriculture development. The main reasons behind not focusing and mainstreaming agriculture research are 1) Agriculture research is considered as just an employment platform, 2) People only work for job they do not do research and 3) Poor prioritization for agriculture research from government  1) Agriculture research is just an employment platform      Image: NARC  Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) is only the research organization of Nepal government. However, this organization is considered just an employment platform. Every year NARC open positions for scientists, officers and assistants, however, this is just an employment. These scientists and officers  have given role to work as a normal employe

 Finger millet is one of the neglected and indigenous crop. It is not well dominated food despite the fact that it is easy to grow, cultivate and adaptive in low rainfall condition. Even it is highly neglected food in Nepal, it has numerous health benefits. Many types of vitamins, minerals and fibres available in finger millet. Potassium is one of the main mineral available in finger millet which is best for our kidney health. Potassium is also help to improve nerve signaling  which allow our brain and our muscle to work together and work smoothly. Finger millet is excellent source of Vitamin B which is important for brain health, digestive health, eye health, cell division and even help in fatigue reduction.