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Problems with agricultural academic institutions and Universities in Nepal 🌾 πŸ₯•

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As we all know, agriculture has major contribution to national GDP in Nepal. Approximately 66% of Nepalese people are engaged directly in agriculture for first source of income. In addition, more than 50% people have agriculture as second source of income in Nepal. However, our agriculture system is just subsistent since long back ago and mostly integrated with livestocks. In general, agriculture is significant economic contributor as well as an important daily subsistent way to live in Nepal.  The importance of agriculture has been understood by our ancestors during early civilization. The tradition of agriculture and farming has been inherited since that time and today's generation is still following the similar tradition and tools. It is very much known fact  that, agriculture is backbone of Nepalese economy, socio-economy, cultures and values.  The importance of agriculture in Nepal can not be easily ignored and in another hand, agricultural importance has been unders...

Problems in Nepalese agriculture πŸ’₯

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 There are many  Problems  for agricultural development in Nepal. I have classified them based on my understanding and experiences A. Understanding level🧠 - Poor concept for agri-entrepreneurship -Understood/perceived agriculture is low class job/work Photo: Example of an agri-entrepreneurship, Source: Proactive Investors Australia B. Policy and Implementation  level -Poor agri-research facilities available from Government to solve farmer's problem  -Negligible concept to identify farmer's problem  -Very ineffective implementation for cultivable land promotion and protection policy: there is not control mechanism for land fragmentation and promoting and protecting cultivable land; no policy to utilize all cultivable land and not to left barren  -Government research is oriented for only screening objective, do not have problem solving objective in research -Government is oriented for subsistent cluster based improvement program  -No such commercia...