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Ten days of milk holiday affects farmers
(kp 30/12/2003)
Illegal import makes local paddy cheap,
by Ravi Dahal (ht 27/12/2003)
Cardamom price plummets by 32pc
(ht 27/12/2003)
Banana farming gains popularity in Makwanpur,
by Bhanu Bhakta Acharya (ht 25/12/2003)
Protesting farmers, sugarcane owners nod to negotiation
(kp 25/12/2003)
Merchants of poverty,
by Vidhu Prakash Kayastha (kp 25/12/2003)
Lack of market hits milk farmers in far west
(ht 24/12/2003)
Orange farming picks up,
by Madan Wagle (ht 24/12/2003)
Farmers lured to apiculture
(ht 23/12/2003)
Country’s only seed breeding centre in dire straits,
by Ghanshyam Khadka (kp 19/12/2003)
Orange from Dolakha gains popularity
(ht 18/12/2003)
Road deprived farmers choose Indian market
(kp 17/12/2003)
Orange trade going down,
by Chinta Mani Poudel (ht 16/12/2003)
Ginger business flourishes in Palpa district
(ht 13/12/2003)
Poor promotion cuts down millet product
(kp 13/12/2003)
Paddy
output up in eastern Terai (kp 12/12/2003), Paddy output in East Terai
(rn 13/12/2003)
Nepal becoming self-reliant in cut flowers
(kp 11/12/2003)
Disease hits mushroom cultivation,
by Bhoj Raj Neupane (ht 09/12/2003)
Pocket areas for grain cultivation declared,
by Himal Dhungel (ht 09/12/2003)
Lack of market brings potato production down,
by Rishi Baral (ht 08/12/2003)
Apple market declines in Pokhara
(ht 07/12/2003)
Farmers warn of strike:
Row between farmers and sugar mill owners stalls operation, by Aman
Koirala (kp 07/12/2003)
Fish farming in paddy fields boosts income
(ht 06/12/2003)
Tea plantation catches on in hilly regions of Phidim,
by Laxmi Gautam (ht 05/12/2003)
Paddy sales halt due to Indian paddy inflow, Maoist problem,
by Binod Bhandari (kp 03/12/2003)
Production of oranges likely to go up
(kp 01/12/2003), Tanahun eyes better orange production,
by Madan Wagle (ht 01/12/2003)
Import of orange hurts local market as price tumbles,
by Rishi Baral (ht 30/11/2003)
Paddy
maintains old price peg, by Rishi Baral (ht 29/11/2003)
Cooperatives
to drive key fruit, vegetable farming initiative (ht 29/11/2003)
Disease to cut down ginger production
(ht 28/11/2003)
Tangerine farmers find no takers
(ht 28/11/2003)
Better crops production expected to push up GDP
(kp 28/11/2003)
Millet production plummets
(kp 28/11/2003)
Commercial grass farming makes use of barren lands
(ht 26/11/2003)
Buffalo rearing yields fruit
(kp 26/11/2003)
Local earns millions from floriculture
(ht 24/11/2003)
Orange plantation bonanza for farmers,
by Lila Ballav (kp 24/11/2003)
Paddy main source of income for Kailali farmers
(rn 17/11/2003)
Farmers compelled to sell paddy cheap
(kp 17/11/2003)
Jute production goes down
(kp 16/11/2003)
Farmers in Hetauda face shortage of wheat seeds,
by Bhanu Bhakta Acharya (Himalayan Times, 13/11/2003)
Cross-bred goats prove more productive
(Himalayan Times, 13/11/2003)
Paddy production in Bardiya to rise 20 pc
(Kathmandu Post, 11/11/2003)
Low paddy price displeases farmers
(Kathmandu Post, 11/11/2003)
Nuwakot climate favours tea plantation
(Himalayan Times, 10/11/2003)
RATC land put under maize cultivation
(Himalayan Times, 10/11/2003)
DDC to install advanced milk processor soon
(Kathmandu Post, 10/11/2003)
Spread of disease worries orange farmers in Taplejung
(Himalayan Times, 08/11/2003)
Plan to restart cotton cultivation
(Himalayan Times, 08/11/2003)
Cotton farmers hit hard by CDCPP closure
(Himalayan Times, 08/11/2003)
Locals opt for vegetable farming
(Himalayan Times, 06/11/2003)
Silk farming fetches good returns,
by Madan Wagle (Himalayan Times, 05/11/2003)
Himalayan plantations to start olive oil production
(Kathmandu Post, 05/11/2003)
7,000 quintals of potato destroyed in Lahan
(Himalayan Times, 03/11/2003)
Green tea production shoots up in Jhapa,
by Govinda Chettri (Himalayan Times, 02/11/2003)
Modern machines threat to traditional rice mills
(Himalayan Times, 01/11/2003)
Cattle count on rise, yet fail to benefit farmers
(Rising Nepal, 31/10/2003)
Indian apples worth Rs 200m arrive in Chitwan
(Himalayan Times, 25/10/2003)
New technology doubles paddy output,
by Sunil Neupane (Himalayan Times, 25/10/2003)
Farmers sow ‘faulty’ seeds, reap losses,
by Yuvraj Acharya (Kathmandu Post, 25/10/2003)
Smuggled fertilizers damage fertile land in Morang,
by Shekhar Regmi (Himalayan Times, 24/10/2003)
Poor fertilisers flood Terai:
Soil fertility, quality going down, by Binod Bhandari (Kathmandu Post,
23/10/2003)
Smuggling severely hurts import of fertilizers,
by Ravi Dahal (Himalayan Times, 22/10/2003)
Nepal set to enjoy huge paddy output,
by Sameer Ghimire (Kathmandu Post, 21/10/2003)
19,000 tenant farmers still exist in Siraha
(Himalayan Times, 18/10/2003)
Poultry farming faces tough days ahead,
by Surya Prakash Kandel (Himalayan Times, 17/10/2003)
Fish farming initiated in Pokhara
(Kathmandu Post, 14/10/2003)
Banana cultivation helpful
(Himalayan Times, 13/10/2003)
Milk production increases
(Himalayan Times, 13/10/2003)
Incessant rain hits paddy production
(Himalayan Times, 12/10/2003)
Fruit sale in Pokhara increases by 50 per cent
(Himalayan Times, 11/10/2003)
Mushroom supply drops in Pokhara
(Himalayan Times, 10/10/2003)
Paddy output to shoot up
(Himalayan Times, 08/10/2003)
Farmers benefit from milk project
(Himalayan Times, 07/10/2003)
Chitwan honey awaits larger market
(Himalayan Times, 07/10/2003)
Apple producers sandwiched between Maoists and security forces,
by Tula Ram Pandey (Kathmandu Post, 03/10/2003)
Cardamom production up by 35 per cent
(Himalayan Times, 30/09/2003)
Tomatoes worth Rs 20m sold
(Himalayan Times, 24/09/2003)
Experts point the need for modern farming
(Kathmandu Post, 24/09/2003)
Farming sans chemical fertilizer and pesticides
(Kathmandu Post, 21/09/2003), Kaski farmer takes organic farming towards sustainability
(Himalayan Times, 21/09/2003)
Farmers attracted to coffee farming
(Kathmandu Post, 06/09/2003)
Farmers drawn towards fisheries
(Kathmandu Post, 05/09/2003)
Lack of technology dampening tea growth,
by Upendra Pokhrel (Kathmandu Post, 25/08/2003)
Tea plantation rises in Dhankuta
(Kathmandu Post, 13/08/2003)
Substandard seeds pull down agro production
(Kathmandu Post, 07/08/2003)
Farmers elated over this year’s monsoon,
by Kiran Chapagain (Kathmandu Post, 04/08/2003)
DNA fingerprinting for citrus development,
by Chiranjivi Regmi and Sangita Shrestha (Kathmandu Post, 22/06/2003)
Farmers face chemical fertiliser shortage,
by Binod Bhandari (Kathmandu Post, 03/06/2003)
Illegal Indian rice displaces Nepali product,
by Binod Bhandari (Kathmandu Post, 30/05/2003)
Watermelon farming strengthens farmers
(Kathmandu Post, 30/05/2003)
Bee-keepers facing problems marketing honey
(Kathmandu Post, 26/05/2003)
Pathivara Tea Estate reopens
(Kathmandu Post, 15/05/2003)
German importers warn of not buying Nepali tea,
by Madhav Ghimire (Kathmandu Post, 15/05/2003)
Blast disease hits paddy crops in Chitwan
(Kathmandu Post, 15/05/2003)
Grain production in Bara plummets
(Kathmandu Post, 14/05/2003)
Potato farming attracts farmers of Jhapa
(Kathmandu Post, 14/05/2003)
Farmers attracted to floriculture,
by Madhav Ghimire (Kathmandu Post, 12/05/2003)
Despite delayed budget release, agriculture sector performs well,
by Sameer Ghimire (Kathmandu Post, 06/05/2003)
Govt urged to make jute farming more attractive
(Kathmandu Post, 06/05/2003)
Food production projected to rise
(Kathmandu Post, 06/05/2003)
Massive illegal wheat inflow hits local farmers
(Kathmandu Post, 04/05/2003)
Land Reform:
Still A Distant Dream, by Ambar Mainali (Rising Nepal, 22/04/2003)
Agrarian Reforms:
For Rural Development, by Jai Narayan Jha (Rising Nepal, 10/04/2003)
Hemp could give economic high to rural areas,
by Gyan Guragain (Space Time Today,09/04/2003)
Locals lured to specialty coffee farming
(Kathmandu Post, 02/04/2003)
Maoist insurgency hits agriculture production
(Kathmandu Post, 25/03/2003)
Illicit sugarcane imports threaten local producers
(Space Time Today, 23/03/2003)
Storage technology of oranges
(Kathmandu Post, 22/03/2003)
Vibrant agriculture sector key to sustainable development
(Space TimeToday, 19/03/2003)
Black lokta cultivation takes off in Palpa
(Space Time Today, 18/03/2003)
Import of Indian seeds ruins farmers of Rukum
(Kathmandu Post, 18/03/2003)
Sustainable agricultural development,
by Uttam Maharjan (Space Time Today, 17/03/2003)
Herbs Cultivation For More Income,
by Khilendra Basnyat (Rising Nepal, 16/03/2003)
Farmers await tea processing centre at Bamti
(Space Time Today, 14/03/2003)
Carrot farming popular in Makawanpur
(Kathmandu Post, 13/03/2003)
DFID to grant Rs 1.2 b for effective execution of APP,
by Sameer Ghimire (Kathmandu Post, 11/03/2003)
Farmers suffer as sugarcane production declines,
by Sujit Mahat and Aman Koirala (Kathmandu Post, 09/03/2003)
Cold wave likely to pull down winter crops output
(Kathmandu Post, 05/03/2003)
‘Rising input cost hits Nepal’s agro-output’
(Kathmandu Post, 05/03/2003)
Fishermen clear water pollutants,
by Kulchandra Neupane (Kathmandu Post, 05/03/2003)
Inferior hybrid seeds import rising,
by Sameer Ghimire (Kathmandu Post, 01/03/2003)
Agricultural Stagnation: Challenges For Food Security,
by Hari K. Upadhyaya (Spotlight, 28/02/2003)
Paradigm shift necessary in agricultural policies,
by P Gopakumar (Space Time Today, 25/02/2003)
Kaski district farmers take to fisheries,
by Hari Banstola (Kathmandu Post, 22/02/2003)
See also Fisheries shaping institutionally in Pokhara
(Space Time Today, 22/02/2003), Commercial
fisheries in Rupatal Lake (Rising Nepal, 22/02/2003)
Enduring enigma of UPOV,
by Ratnakar Adhikari (Kathmandu Post, 21/02/2003)
Sugarcane farmers end up making sakkhar
(Kathmandu Post, 21/02/2003)
New livestock project on the anvil
(Kathmandu Post, 15/02/2003)
Agriculture
Politicies: Unstable And Uncertain, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight,
14/02/2003)
See also ‘The Performance Of Agriculture Has Not Been As Bad As People Assume’,
interview with Richard Vokes, country director, Nepal Resident Mission, Asian Development Bank
(Spotlight, 14/02/2003), Agriculture And Rural Development,
by Henning Karcher (Spotlight, 14/02/2003)
Farming failure
(Himalayan Times, 11/02/2003)
Potential of agriculture neglected in South Asia: HD Report
(Kathmandu Post, 07/02/2003)
Raw material scarcity due to decline in jute farming
(Kathmandu Post, 02/02/2003)
Poultry farmers may not suffer losses
(Kathmandu Post, 31/01/2003)
Rising use of hybrid seeds costly to nation,
by Sudeep Shrestha (Kathmandu Post, 30/01/2003)
Govt plans to introduce CADP:
Implementation to begin with eastern region, by Sameer Ghimire
(Kathmandu Post, 30/01/2003)
Winter rain damages vegetable crops
(Space Time Today, 02/01/2003)
Imports of Indian wheat may further affect domestic farmers
(Kathmandu Post,02/01/2003)
Paddy production, price surge
(Kathmandu Post, 31/12/2002)
Orange production in Humla dips
(Kathmandu Post, 30/12/2002)
Farmers attracted to vegetable farming,
by Tularam Pandey (Kathmandu Post, 26/12/2002)
Fish farming luring Kaski farmers
(Kathmandu Post, 26/12/2002)
Agriculture and development:
Economic reform needs peace and security, by Keshav Singh Sijapati
(Space Time Today, 25/12/2002)
Decrease in sugarcane price economy upsets farmers
(Rising Nepal, 24/12/2002)
Low oil seed production discourages farmers
(Kathmandu Post, 24/12/2002)
Reap rich harvest:
Lot depends on how we utilise technology, by P Gopakumar (Space Time
Today, 20/12/2002)
Paddy production expected to go down
(Kathmandu Post, 19/12/2002)
Adulteration in livestock feed hits egg production,
by Kamal Adhikari (Space Time Today, 18/12/2002)
Orange farming popular in Kavre
(Kathmandu Post, 14/12/2002)
Banana cultivation brings cheers to families,
by Indra Gurung (Himalayan Times, 10/12/2002)
Paddy production plummets, prices go up,
by Sameer Ghimire (Kathmandu Post, 09/12/2002)
TPS potato farming inspires farmers
(Space Time Today, 08/12/2002)
Government apathy hits paddy producers,
by Shreeram Sigdel (Space Time Today, 08/12/2002)
Drastic fall in rice production in Dolakha
(Space Time Today, 06/12/2002)
Rise in orange production
(Kathmandu Post, 05/12/2002)
Milk production up but cattle population down,
by Rameshwor Yadav (Rising Nepal, 01/12/2002)
Plethora of problems taking toll on Yak-population,
by Pranav Bhattarai (Space Time Today, 01/12/2002)
Indigenous livestocks on verge of extinction,
by Shree Ram Subedi (Himalayan Times, 01/12/2002)
Flooding of cheap Indian rice affects local farmers,
by Binod Bhandari (Kathmandu Post, 30/11/2002)
Livestock farming calls for reorientation
(Space Time Today, 27/11/2002)
Horticulture brings hopes to farmers of Kapurkot VDC
(Kathmandu Post, 12/11/2002)
Seed scarcity hits farmers
(Kathmandu Post, 12/11/2002)
Farmers upbeat on paddy price hike
(Kathmandu Post, 09/11/2002)
Seed production increases farmers’ incomes
(Kathmandu Post, 23/10/2002)
Apples of Jumla rot due to lack of transportation
(Kathmandu Post, 19/10/2002)
Ilam Tea facing problems,
by Madhav Ghimire (Kathmandu Post, 19/10/2002)
Honey producers optimistic about modern technology
(Space Time Today, 06/10/2002)
Tangerine crop blighted by insect infestation
(Space Time Today, 04/10/2002)
Mustang apple export declines by 50 pc
(Kathmandu Post, 03/10/2002)
Nepal yet to emerge as tea producing country,
by Milan Mani Sharma (Kathmandu Post, 02/10/2002)
Apples in Bajura rot due to lack of transportation
(Kathmandu Post, 26/09/2002)
Vegetable cultivation attracts Kavre farmers
(Kathmandu Post, 05/09/2002)
Fall in price of green leaves hits tea farmers
(Kathmandu Post, 01/09/2002)
Commercial farming of Lotha Salla attracts farmers
(Kathmandu Post, 28/08/2002)
Agriculture development for employment opportunities,
by Shiva Ram Neupane (Kathmandu Post, 18/08/2002)
Draught in mid, far west
(Kathmandu Post, 03/08/2002)
Vegetable farming gains popularity
(Kathmandu Post, 29/07/2002)
Focus on benefits of rice-fish farming
(Kathmandu Post, 20/07/2002)
Here comes the paddy plantation!,
by Ganesh Khaniya (Sunday Post, 14/07/2002)
Agriculture growth dips, outlook dismal
(Kathmandu Post, 08/07/2002)
Grasshopper menace worries farmers
(Kathmandu Post, 30/06/2002)
20-Year APP
(Rising Nepal, 28/06/2002)
Paddy plantation gets going, thanks to monsoon!
(Rising Nepal, 28/06/2002)
Soil Erosion:
High Costs On Agriculture, by Sushil Thapa (Rising Nepal, 24/06/2002)
Drought affects crops production in Banke
(Kathmandu Post, 23/06/2002)
Farmers worry about decreasing agricultural land in the Valley,
by Ganesh Rai (Kathmandu Post, 22/06/2002)
Farmers use excessive amount of pesticides in Makwanpur
(Kathmandu Post, 16/06/2002)
Nawalparasi second largest honey-producing district after Dang
(Rising Nepal, 14/06/2002)
PPR vaccination campaign underway
(Kathmandu Post, 13/06/2002)
Seasonal milk holiday affects Palpa's farmers
(Rising Nepal, 12/06/2002)
Nepal could export meat
products (Kathmandu Post, 10/06/2002)
Locals to start fishery in Rupa lake,
by Amrit Bhadgaunle (Kathmandu Post, 07/06/2002)
Stylo changes life style of farmers
(Kathmandu Post, 05/06/2002)
Wheat price hike comes as a relief to farmers
(Kathmandu Post, 03/06/2002)
Promoting Agriculture Sector,
by Krishna Chandra Bhattarai (Rising Nepal, 02/06/2002)
Traditional seeds face survival threats
(Kathmandu Post, 01/06/2002)
Farmer's Irrigation: Upcoming Legal Challenges,
by Surya Nath Upadhyay (Spotlight, 31/05/2002)
Decline of price affects farmers
(Kathmandu Post, 27/05/2002)
Cocoon production likely to decline in Ilam
(Kath,mandu Post, 23/05/2002)
NARC, ICRISAT partnership day observed
(Kathmandu Post, 19/05/2002)
Agriculture Needs Modernisation,
by Sanu Maiya Pradhan (Rising Nepal, 15/05/2002)
Dolakha farmers attracted to vegetable farming
(Rising Nepal, 13/05/2002)
Vision 2020:
To Boost Agricultural Productivity, by Uttam Maharjan (Rising Nepal,
11/05/2002)
Highland animals under threat,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (Rising Nepal, 10/05/2002)
Better Harvest:
Improvement Essential, by P.Gopakumar (Rising Nepal, 08/05/2002)
Commercialing Farm Sector
(Rising Nepal, 05/05/2002)
A glimpse of fishery and aquaculture,
by Tek Bahadur Gurung (Kathmandu Post, 05/05/2002)
Bee-keeping, highly lucrative for farmers in Kavre,
by Khagendra Bhandari (Kathmandu Post, 29/04/2002)
Food production to rise by 1.05 per cent
(Kathmandu Post, 28/04/2002)
Fall in tea price hits small farmers hard
(Kathmandu Post, 15/04/2002)
Two local high yield varieties of rice may replace Taichung
(Rising Nepal, 11/04/2002)
Farmers drawn towards lapsi production
(Kathmandu Post, 09/04/2002)
Crop diversification project to be launched in Banke,
by Somnath Lamichane (Kathmandu Post, 06/04/2002)
Bee-Keeping:
Sweet Success, by Akshay Sharma (Spotlight, 05/04/2002)
Tea Output Meeting The Demand,
by Mohan K. C. (Rising Nepal, 04/04/2002)
Landless families benefit from herbal farming,
by Bijaya Prasad Mishra (Kathmandu Post, 02/04/2002)
Grow More Vegetables
(Rising Nepal, 01/04/2002)
Tea production records substantial growth
(Rising Nepal, 31/03/2002)
Sugar factories forced to operate below capacity
(Kathmandu Post, 24/03/2002)
International seminar on farmer managed irrigation
(People's Review, 21/03/2002)
Red-tape makes it hard for farmers,
by Bishnu Lal Budha (Kathmandu Post, 17/03/2002)
Potato farmers facing shortage of market
(Rising Nepal, 16/03/2002)
Potato,
by Ramyata Limbu (Nepali Times, 15/03/2002)
Land degradation calls for urgent measures
(Rising Nepal, 14/03/2002)
No subsidy for shallow tube wells, recommends report,
by Prem Khanal (Kathmandu Post, 13/03/2002)
Government brings in Vision 2020
(Kathmandu Post, 09/03/2002)
Govt announces Fertiliser Policy
(Kathmandu Post, 08/03/2002)
Cold store shortage in bordering areas
(Kathmandu Post, 05/03/2002)
Siraha sugarcane farmers prefer to produce molasses
(Rising Nepal, 03/03/2002)
Farmers grow cardamom but middlemen bag profit,
by Dharma Prasad Poudel (Kathmandu Post, 17/02/2002)
Policy Support:
For Agrobiodiversity Utilisation, by B.K. Joshi & M.P. Upadhyaya
(Rising Nepal, 16/02/2002)
Green Revolution: Scientific vs traditional farming
(Kathmandu Post, 16/02/2002)
OIE set to declare Nepal as rinderpest free nation,
by Ram Humagai (Rising Nepal, 14/02/2002)
Wheat production up in Siraha
(Rising Nepal, 06/02/2002)
Coffee farming getting popular in Gulmi
(Rising Nepal, 05/02/2002)
Boosting Cash Crop Production:
More Emphasis Needed, by Khilendra Basnyat (Rising Nepal, 05/02/2002)
Cash Crop Cultivation:
Kabhre’s coffee farmers get attractive returns (Rising Nepal,
29/01/2002)
Paddy production rises
(Kathmandu Post, 29/01/2002)
ADB built cold-store house unused over decades,
by Kulchandra Neupane (Kathmandu Post, 28/01/2002)
Kavre farmers earning money by selling milk
(Rising Nepal, 27/01/2002)
Vegetable farming flourishing in Bharatpur
(Rising Nepal, 26/01/2002)
59 agriculture district census offices established,
by Sudarshan Rijal (Kathmandu Post, 25/01/2002)
Time to revive old ways of excreta as manure,
by Razen Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 18/01/2002)
Experts urge for incentives to promote sericulture
(Kathmandu Post, 17/01/2002)
Rainbow trout farming commercially viable
(Kathmandu Post, 15/01/2002)
Ginger farming getting attractive
(Kathmandu Post, 05/01/2002)
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