Agrotech

The abrupt and ad hoc change in climatic factors such as temperature, solar radiation, precipitation and humidity highly influence crop production. We can observe the pattern of erratic rainfall, prolonged dry spell, unexpected drought, flood and landslides since last 10-12 years. One of the reason behind these chaotic disasters is change in climate and global warming.  Problem of erratic rainfall, drought, dry spell, landslide and floods are creating mixed type of impacts and effects in Nepalese agriculture production. Nepalese agriculture is facing  mixed type of experiences with climate change i.e. positive and negative.   Both Positive impacts and negative impacts  of climate change to Nepalese agriculture going together, it means even climate change is posing positive impacts in one hand, it is creating negative impact in another hand. However, our future agriculture should have strong strategy and plan to cope with negative impacts and to balance the agri-...

We always used to have doubt if we think which way should we move for our agriculture development,  mechanization/commercialization or sustainable development? Nepal has many  challenges to maintain  food security   for future population to feed. Even at the era of modernisation  in 21st century, Nepalese farmers are depending on rainfed farming system and growing crops in low input level . This is creating the high input and low output in agriculture production.  Many Nepalese citizens are in below poverty, and many more are suffering from hunger . The low output of agriculture production with high input is not enough to support current food security in Nepal.                  Photo: Example of food diversity, Source: Wikimedia Therefore, there is necessity to secure food at the fist stage of agricultural development. However, we can not ignore the sustainable development as well. Therefore, there should ...

Beside the profuse potential for agriculture based tourism in Nepal, there are challenges to flourish the for agro-tourism and it's sound development.              Photo: Amaltari homestay, source: Kinley ragan  Understanding ( कमजोर बुझाइ ) Many of the farming community in Nepal are residing on remote village and remotely access the education. The farming system is going in the same traditional way. Local people are perceiving that, this is it. Level of understanding to improve current farming system in economic way can be found as minimal among local community. Whoever even understand the importance of agriculture, they do not want to work as it is 'muddy work'. The very first thing to progress towards development is our 'understanding' and 'will thought'. If we do not 'understand' it does not make any sense for development later.  Labour scarcity (कामदार हरुको अभाब) Most of the local youth and active and literate population are in abroad f...

 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...