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Growing Fertilizer Market in Nepal

April 10, 2017 by Arsheen Kaur

Landlocked Nepal faces the challenge of low crop productivity due to climate change, depletion of soil fertility, and low fertilizer use. Over the years, there has been a significant shift in the use of inorganic fertilizer in the Terai agro-ecological belt, while use has stagnated in the hill and mountain regions. The low fertilizer useRead more

News and Events, PRIP, Projects, Publications, South Asia Homepage Feature Tagged With: Agricultural mechanisation, Agriculture, Nepal, Nepal Terai, News and Update, policy recommendations, Publication, smallholders

Agricultural Mechanization in Nepal

April 7, 2017 by Arsheen Kaur

Agricultural mechanization is one of the key processes that will affect the future of smallholder farming systems in Asian countries, including Nepal, where just 8 percent of farmers use tractors, 26 percent use iron plows, and more than 60 percent of intercultural operations are managed by women. Poor infrastructure is a major constraint on theRead more

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