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Organic farming in Rupandehi, Kapilbastu (rn 15/03/2010)

Marijuana mushrooming in Saptari, Siraha (nn 15/03/2010)

Patchwork city: Rising land prices have hit Kathmandu's farms hard, by Suvayu Dev Pant (nt 05/03/2010)

Levelling the field: The government has taken some positive steps to empower women in agriculture, by Maina Dhital (kp 28/02/2010)

Jatropha could alleviate poverty in rural Siraha, by Rambabu Yadav (ht 22/02/2010)

Beans to brew: Nepal's nascent coffee business is slowly but surely redefining the idea of a Nepali's morning brew, by Foo Chee Chang (nt 19/02/2010)

Tomatoes at Rs 1 per kg (kp 17/02/2010)

Coffee export (ht 14/02/2010)

Solar pump aids farmers (kp 10/02/2010)

Sugarcane farmers get more money (kp 10/02/2010)

Experts visit cardamom farms (kp 09/02/2010)

Taplejung tomato farmers strike it rich (ht 04/02/2010)

Ginger production rises in Kailali (kp 04/02/2010)

IRRI and rice research : 50 years on the road, by Bhola Man Singh Basnet (ht 01/02/2010)

Entrepreneurs taste sweet beehive income (kp 29/01/2010)

Livestock farming bringing prosperity, by Bharat Ingnam (ht 27/01/2010)

Khotang farmers grow sugarcane (kp 27/01/2010), Khotang farmers grow sugarcane (nn 27/01/2010)

Cannabis farming rampant in Tarai, by Shyam Rai and Rambabu Yadav (ht 27/01/2010)

Three new agriculture projects in the offing: Agriculture Commercialisation Project (kp 25/01/2010)

Ginger output could go up (kp 25/01/2010)

Potato harvest begins in Ilam (kp 22/01/2010)

Rukum potatoes rot away (ht 15/01/2010)

Cardamom price at record high (kp 14/01/2010), Record cardamom price (kp 20/01/2010), Cardamom price at all-time high (kp 21/01/2010), Cardamom production plunges due to disease (kp 21/01/2010)

Sugarcane farmers get advance payment in Bara (kp 10/01/2010)

Seed security must for high agro-yield, food security, say experts (ht 09/01/2010)

‘Sugar price not to go below Rs 70/kg’ (kp 08/01/2010)

Agricultural Challenges Before Nepal, by Laxman Datt Pant (rn 05/01/2010)

High time for Nepali tea (kp 28/12/2009)

Star hotels turning to local veggies, replacing foreign ones (kp 28/12/2009)

Doti farmers still bear the brunt of summer flood, landslide (ht 22/12/2009)

Paddy production down in Dang (kp 14/12/2009)

Farmers, sugar mills lock horns over price (kp 09/12/2009)

Bitter winter for lapsi business, by Makar Shrestha (kp 30/11/2009)

Use of banned pesticides poses health hazards, by Roshan Sanwa (ht 18/11/2009)

Parbat takes to lapsi farming (kp 17/11/2009)

Changing Livelihood: Cardamom has transformed subsistence agriculture of eastern hills to commercial farming, by Uma Kant Khanal (sp 13/11/2009)

Consumption of potato goes down (kp 11/11/2009)

Radish farming goes commercial (kp 11/11/2009)

Siraha to see fall in paddy output (kp 10/11/2009)

Coffee gets market abroad (kp 10/11/2009)

Farmers fume at scant supply of DAP fertiliser (ht 07/11/2009)

Hashish farming (ht 05/11/2009)

Coffee export expected to reach 200 tons, by Pratap Bista (kp 02/11/2009)

CAA gets farmers to go the way of commercial flesh (ht 01/11/2009)

Higher paddy price cheers farmers (kp 29/10/2009)

Low jute production hits factories hard, by Lila Ballav Ghimire (kp 25/10/2009)

Farmers seek more for their sugarcane (ht 24/10/2009)

Farmers Need Help (rn 24/10/2009)

Farms Sans Labourers (rn 24/10/2009)

Cardamom production decreases ( rn 23/10/2009)

Mushroom farming mushrooms in Jomsom (kp 09/10/2009)

Flower power in Mahottari (kp 08/10/2009)

Mustang apple farmers a worried lot (kp 06/10/2009)

Baglung citrus farmers happy lot (ht 04/10/2009)

Alarming dip in apple yield as mercury rises in Mustang (ht 02/10/2009)

Spud production hit in Dadeldhura (kp 02/10/2009)

Fish farming thrives in Banke (ht 26/09/2009)

Eastern farmers take to Tulsi farming, by Kumar Luitel (ht 24/09/2009)

Farmers cultivate a new maize variant in lure for better yield, by Baburam Shrestha (ht 22/09/2009)

Fish farming thrives in Banke (kp 17/09/2009)

Road to riches: Investment in Jumla's organic apples is bringing an old dream to fruition, by Katy Elliot (nt 11/09/2009)

Tulsi Matha growing in farmland (rn 09/09/2009)

Sale of substandard milk rampant, by Sabin Chandra Acharya (ht 30/08/2009)

Kiwifruit farming in Ilam (kp 26/08/2009), Ilam farmers start Kiwi fruit farming for money (ht 26/08/2009)

Coffee yield doubles in Parbat district (ht 09/08/2009)

Long wait for Jumla apples over, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 06/08/2009)

Herb farming shows way out of poverty, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 02/08/2009)

Govt apathy hinders veg seed production (kp 02/08/2009)

Landslide hampers potato farming (kp 30/07/2009)

Rice blast decimates paddy fields, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 29/07/2009)

Drought worries Khotang farmers (kp 26/07/2009)

Mushroom benefits farmers (kp 23/07/2009), Mushroom farmers rejoice over availability of local seeds /nn 23/07/2009)

Poor monsoon delays rice planting, by Maina Dhital (kp 22/07/2009)

Drought brings down tea output (kp 20/07/2009)

Coffee brings cheers to farmers: 500 get scholarships (rn 20/07/2009)

Tea growing attracts Kavre farmers (kp 19/07/2009)

Mushroom farming popular (ht 13/07/2009)

Several local seeds go to seed (ht 11/07/2009)

Paddy plantation hit as rain plays truant (ht 11/07/2009)

Indian budget may affect Nepal’s farm sector (kp 08/07/2009)

Lack of market hits Kalikot farmers (kp 06/07/2009)

Farmers make big money from fish (kp 02/07/2009)

Soil fertility in Nepal's farmlands has been declining for the last several decades, by Anil Bhattarai (kp 29/06/2009)

Agriculture fastest route to prosperity, by Anand Bagaria (ht 29/06/2009)

NARC rightsizing the rat race, by Pragati Shahi (kp 26/06/2009)

Experts underscore need to prioritise paddy plantation (ht 22/06/2009)

Smugglers play spoilsport with Nepali farmers (kp 19/06/2009)

NARC to launch farm support drive (kp 18/06/2009)

Animal husbandry, milk trading on rise in Gulmi, by Ghana Shyam Gautam (kp 16/06/2009)

Tanahun farmers go organic (kp 10/06/2009)

Farmers get licenses to sell herbs (kp 08/06/2009)

Cannabis farming goes unchecked, by Sanjeev Satgainya (kp 07/06/2009)

Farmers in need of fertilizer (kp 05/06/2009)

Farmers making big money from herbs (kp 14/05/2009), Dhanusha farmers turning to herbs (kp 15/05/2009), Call to promote herb farming (ht 16/05/2009)

Nepali wines big hit in Europe, by Chandra Karki (kp 14/05/2009)

Marpha winery clad in tattered finery, by Eliza Tuladhar (ht 13/05/2009)

Fish farming shores up flood-hit (ht 10/05/2009)

Stress tolerant seeds cure for climate change (kp 08/05/2009)

Chicken price record high (kp 08/05/2009)

NARC adopts measures to boost agricultural sector (nn 07/05/2009)

Farmers face fertiliser scarcity (kp 05/05/2009)

Low wheat production in Doti (kp 04/05/2009)

Lack of rainfall spells doom for tea gardens in hilly Ilam, by Roshan Sanba (ht 01/05/2009)

Tough Times For Our Popular Beverage - Tea, by P. Gopakumar (rn 01/05/2009)

Commercialisation of farming stressed (rn 01/05/2009)

Cardamom spices economy (kp 30/04/2009)

Fertilizer procurement bid re-initiated: Bidder found to have submitted fake papers (rep 30/04/2009)

Celebrating coffee, tea (ht 29/04/2009), NTCDB plans for tea, coffee promos ready, by Eliza Tuladhar (ht 01/05/2009)

Loans to tea farmers stopped, by Biplov Bhattarai (kp 29/04/2009)

Six decades on, land reforms still a paper tiger, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ht 28/04/2009)

Apt climatic conditions for orthodox tea in east Nepal (rn 28/04/2009)

Farmers get busy with bee in Arghakhachi (kp 27/04/2009)

Drought affects agriculture and dairy production (rep 27/04/2009), Drought hits cardamom output (kp 28/04/2009)

Price of ginger seeds doubles (kp 27/04/2009)

Farmers take to fish farming (kp 26/04/2009)

Experts call for poor-oriented model to develop agriculture (ht 24/04/2009)

Sunsari farmers turn water hyacinth into money (ht 23/04/2009)

PM holds out hope for landless (kp 22/04/2009), PM for fair distribution of land (ht 22/04/2009), PM stresses equitable distribution of land (rn 22/04/2009), Call For Land Reforms (rn 22/04/2009)

Musuro exports up 522pc (kp 22/04/2009)

Camomile production up (kpm 21/04/2009)

Sugar production dives (kp 20/04/2009)

Bid to broaden organic farming base (ht 20/04/2009)

Tea farming turning Lamjung into western region's Ilam (ht 16/04/2009)

Nepal's spud sector self-reliant (ht 15/04/2009)

Agro Expo ends (kp 15/04/2009), 35,000 visit Agro Expo 2009 (nn 15/04/2009)

Herb farming a hit in Sunsari district (ht 13/04/2009)

AI facility closure hits farwest farmers (ht 13/04/2009)

Fruit yield to see sharp fall (ht 13/04/2009)

No market for Gorkha coffee (kp 12/04/2009), No market for Gorkha grown coffee (ht 12/04/2009), Gorkha coffee reeling under insufficient market (nn 12/04/2009)

Campaign to develop agriculture (kp 11/04/2009)

At Rs 220 a kg, exotic ring to chicken dishes: Production takes a hit as bird flu-hit farmers abandon trade en masse, by Sabin Chandra Acharya (ht 07/04/2009)

Govt apathy leads to flower patent theft, by Eliza Tuladhar (ht 07/04/2009)

Nepali sugarcane finds its market (ht 07/04/2009)

Earthworm farming booms in Chitwan, by Dipendra Baduwal (kp 05/04/2009)

Modernisation of agricultural sector will be main focus of land reforms policy: HLRC chief (nn 05/04/2009), Hari Bol bats for new land policy (kp 05/04/2009)

No new loans for farmers (kp 30/03/2009)

Cardamom export from Ilam drops drastically (ht 30/03/2009)

12th floriculture fair in full bloom (ht 26/03/2009), Visitors ooh, aah over five-day floriculture mega event, by Surokshya Manandhar (ht 30/03/2009)

Yarsagumba sales take a nosedive (kp 25/03/2009)

FM Bhattarai stresses on agriculture for economic development (nn 25/03/2009)

Govt to promote bee-keeping (kp 20/03/2009)

Farm output highest in six decades: ADB (kp 19/03/2009)

Agro Expo to promote commercial farming (kp 18/03/2009)

Rs 27b agriculture campaign planned, by Maina Dhital (kp 17/03/2009)

Protect The Fertile Land, by Arun Pandey (rn 12/03/2009)

Govt fuel subsidy to farmers (kp 10/03/2009), Industries, farmers to get relief on fuel (ht 10/03/2009)

Long live orange revolution!, by Devendra Gautam (kp 08/03/2009)

Doti spud growers strike it rich, big (ht 07/03/2009)

Govt ready to launch cooperative farming to boost output (rn 07/03/2009), Cooperative Farming (rn 08/03/2009)

Research centre hit by staff shortage (kp 03/03/2009)

More and more Banke farmers turning 'fishy' (ht 28/02/2009)

Milk export to India (ht 27/02/2009)

Organic growth: German publisher goes green in Nepal (nt 27/02/2009)

Going natural, by Paavan Mathema (nt 27/02/2009)

Asparagus cultivation makes farmers happy (ht 21/02/2009)

Silk is big biz in Sunsari (kp 20/02/2009)

Farmers milk Jetropha for alternative fuel, by Rajesh Prasad Barma (ht 19/02/2009)

Shortage drives up sugarcane prices (kp 19/02/2009)

Jute imports increasing (kp 18/02/2009)

Tea tourism getting popular (kp 18/02/2009)

Govt waives Rs 4 billion loans (nn 16/02/2009)

There is lack of R & D in agriculture, interview with Diwakar Golcha (kp 15/02/2009)

Rainbow trouts bring wealth to Nuwakot farmers (rn 14/02/2009)

Syangja is nation's biggest orange grove (ht 10/02/2009)

Nepal to tap global coffee market (kp 09/02/2009), Nepal set to tap global coffee market (nn 09/02/2009)

Cardamom sector ailing (ht 09/02/2009)

70-year-old plans to rake in moolah from herbs (ht 08/02/2009)

No takers for Salyan potatoes (kp 04/02/2009)

Poultry sector plunges into crisis (kp 02/02/2009)

Dairy farmers hamstrung by firewood shortage (kp 30/01/2009)

Rising demand pushes farmers to switch to coffee production (kp 30/01/2009)

Vegetable selling improves women’s lives (kp 30/01/2009)

Record high ginger production (kp 29/01/2009)

Avian flu increases demand of mutton (kp 29/01/2009)

Chicken price plummets, by Surya Prakash Kandel (ht 24/01/2009)

No farm loans for two years: Govt (kp 24/01/2009)

ID cards issued to herb farmers (kp 22/01/2009)

Call for equal ownership right for women farmers (ht 22/01/2009)

Poultry sales plunge 50pc (kp 21/01/2009), Rupandehi’s chicken farmers shook up (kp 22/01/2009), Entrepreneurs close ranks to combat bird flu (ht 22/01/2009)

Posilo Makai promises to supplant animal proteins: Agro-scientists develop nutritious corn, by Surya Prakash Kandel (ht 21/01/2009)

Obsolete pesticides put Amlekhgunj folks at risk, by Tika R Pradhan (ht 18/01/2009)

Pig farmers have fat piggy banks (ht 18/01/2009)

Cane farmers desert sugar mill, by Prabhat Kumar Jha (ht 16/01/2009)

Jatropha farming awaits cabinet nod (kp 15/01/2009)

Sale tax has farmers on hot coals, by Niroj Koirala (ht 15/01/2009)

Dairy farmers raise demands (kp 12/01/2009)

Improved water powered mills make farmers rich (rn 10/01/2009)

Bardiya potato crop comes a cropper (ht 09/01/2009)

Winter crops might fail in Makwanpur (ht 03/01/2009)

Sericulture a magnet for small farmers (ht 29/12/2008)

Commercial farming takes backseat, by Ganesh Chaudhary (kp 28/12/2008)

Loan waiver relief for farmers (kp 26/12/2008), Loan waiver comes as timely balm on farmers' wounds (ht 26/12/2008), Farmers seek promised loan waiver (ht 30/12/2008), Farmers in Rolpa apply for loan waiver (kp 31/12/2008), Govt firm to provide loan waiver to small farmers (rn 02/01/2009), Loan waiver: It is benefiting bourgeoisie, by Bihari Krishna Shrestha (ht 06/01/2009)

Cardamom prices at a record low (ht 25/12/2008)

Wage dispute dogs tea estates (ht 25/12/2008)

Unsustainable farming, by Lalit Prasad Kattel (kp 24/12/2008)

Global food crisis: Review Nepal's agricultural policy; Food insecurity has become a major impediment to guaranteeing social justice and inclusion in Nepal, by Bishwambher Pyakuryal (ht 22/12/2008), Higher and higher, by Bishwambher Pyakuryal (kp 23/12/2008)

Pesticide use excessive (ht 21/12/2008)

Flower prices plummet as wedding season ends (rn 16/12/2008)

Hope for agriculture factory, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 15/12/2008)

Price dip chills farmers', traders' gills (ht 11/12/2008)

Vegetable ghee industry on deathbed (ht 05/12/2008)

Fertile farming: The decision to again provide subsidies on fertilisers is a welcome one (kp 04/12/2008)

Farmer of the future, by Bipin Adhikari (kp 04/12/2008)

Seasonal harvest pushes prices down (kp 29/11/2008)

The big cheese: "Nepal is perfect for cheese production. You couldn't ask for more", by Katy Elliott (nt 28/11/2008)

Dairy shows the way for rags to riches tale (ht 26/11/2008)

Crisis, shortage hit jute export (ht 20/11/2008)

Nepalese organic tea getting popular in world market (rn 15/11/2008)

Tea farmers' woes (ht 14/11/2008)

Air pollution affecting farm productivity: Scientists (kp 11/11/2008)

Mustang apple price doubles (kp 29/10/2008)

Veggies dearer as lean season continues (kp 29/10/2008)

Factories raise green tea leaf rates (kp 29/10/2008)

Communal farming gives hope to dalits (kp 29/10/2008)

The agrarian question, by Aditya Adhikari (kp 28/10/2008)

Govt teams up with FAO to train farmers on climate change (ht 24/10/2008)

Growing much more rice: Nepal can easily boost paddy productivity and be self-sufficient again, by Rajendra Uprety (nt 24/10/2008)

NARC seeds to resist drought, flood (kp 21/10/2008)

Sugarcane farmers want more money (kp 21/10/2008)

Floriculture in the doldrums, by Eliza Tuladhar (ht 21/10/2008)

It is the harvest time, by Sorrel Retchford (kp 19/10/2008)

Nepali coffee to get national logo (ht 16/10/2008)

Tanahun’s Chepangs go green-fingered (ht 16/10/2008)

Delegates off to China Tea Expo (ht 13/10/2008)

Catweed becomes popular (kp 06/10/2008)

Apples rot in roadless Kalikot, as Tularam Pandey (kp 06/10/2008)

“Recognise poultry farming as industry” (kp 05/10/2008)

Govt to earmark Rs 6b for agriculture, by Prabhakar Ghimire (kp 18/09/2008)

Security against wheat disease urged (kp 11/09/2008)

Tea break: Chronic labour problems decimate Nepal's promising tea industry, by Rabin Giri and Roshan Sawa (nt 05/09/2008)

Relevancy of International Potato Year, by Bishnu Datt Awasthi (kp 31/08/2008)

Rural apiarists raking in lolly by the bushel, by Eliza Tuladhar (ht 30/08/2008)

Drought hits paddy crop (ht 27/08/2008)

Scientific Land Reform: The Meaning And Need, by Krishna Neupane (rn 26/08/2008)

Saptakoshi deluge hits banana farmers, by Binod Bhandari (kp 25/08/2008)

Restructure Agriculture Sector, by Arun Pandey (rn 23/08/2008)

Nepal's jute industry hanging by a thread (kp 22/08/2008)

Sheep farming in the fast lane choicest option (ht 21/08/2008)

Farmers go bananas over transport strike (ht 18/08/2008)

Milk now costs Rs 34 per liter (kp 13/08/2008)

NARC introduces two new potato varieties (kp 10/08/2008)

Bamboo cultivation can generate rural jobs (ht 10/08/2008)

Call to promote animal husbandry (ht 09/08/2008)

Organically grown veggies fetching poor returns (ht 08/08/2008), Organic growth: Health concerns are making more and more people go green, by Shradha Basnyat (nt 08/08/2008)

Bank, private dairy team up to promote milk production (kp 05/08/2008), Sujal Dairy, Laxmi Bank Ltd ink deal to boost output (ht 05/08/2008)

Flight schedules hamper parent chick imports, by Deependra Baduwal (kp 03/08/2008)

Workers ‘take over’ tea factories, resume operations, by Ram Chandra Adhikari (kp 03/08/2008)

Jute plantations expand (kp 02/08/2008)

Farmers hit by slumping tea prices (ht 02/08/2008)

Growing Popularity, by Laxmi Karki and Rishi Shah (rn 01/08/2008)

Venturing jointly: Dabur sticks by Nepal through thick and thin, by Paawan Mathema (nt 01/08/2008)

Vegetable prices soar (kp 01/08/2008)

Dairymen for hike in price of products (ht 29/07/2008)

Increased production pushes poultry prices down, by Prabhakar Ghimire & Deependra Baduwal (kp 25/07/2008)

Nepal’s milk output can be increased by 50pc: Experts (kp 22/07/2008), Dairy farming (kp 23/07/2008)

Lentil production up, prices too (ht 22/07/2008)

Government to broaden Lapsi project base (ht 21/07/2008)

Smuggled fertilizer floods market, import falls (kp 18/07/2008)

Call to develop DDC as a core company (ht 17/07/2008)

Rice prices add to inflation woes (ht 17/07/2008)

Coffee farming gets popular (ht 13/07/2008)

Agro research findings not reaching farmers (kp 10/07/2008)

Govt urged to restore subsidies to farmers (kp 09/07/2008)

Mango menace (ht 09/07/2008)

Banana farming getting popular in Chitwan: Going for Bananas (kp 06/07/2008)

Diesel crunch hits paddy farmers (kp 06/07/2008)

Timely monsoon comes as shot in arm for farmers (kp 06/07/2008)

Demand outstrips seed production, supply (ht 05/07/2008)

Cash crops: Nepali farmers should be able to benefit from the rise in food prices, by Artha Beed (nt 04/07/2008)

Diesel shortage delays paddy cultivation (kp 29/06/2008)

Mechi farmers compelled to use low quality fertilizers (kp 29/06/2008)

Catfish farming catching on in Kaski (ht 29/06/2008)

Have a rice day, by Bhola Man Singh Basnet (kp 28/06/2008)

Farming goes commercial, by Satya Narayan Mandal (kp 26/06/2008)

Mango production decreases (ht 24/06/2008)

Nepal starts exporting eggs (ht 13/06/2008)

Agriculture: Commercialization Is The Key, by Keshab Poudel (sp 13/06/2008)

Call to link horticulture with industry (ht 10/06/2008)

Bird flu, soaring cost of production threaten poultry farming (kp 08/06/2008)

Seeds are key to food security, by Nanu Jha (kp 07/06/2008)

Still hand to mouth: Farmers see little benefit from food price rises, by Gita Dhungana (nt 06/06/2008)

Mandi can benefit farmers (ht 30/05/2008)

Feeding the masses: Livestock feed is a growing business in Nepal (nt 30/05/2008)

Star hotels urged to add Nepali tea on menu (ht 23/05/2008)

Reform and perform or perish, by Dhruva Joshy (kp 20/05/2008)

Fertilizer shortage hits agriculture, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 17/05/2008)

Agriculture production up in Dang (ht 17/05/2008)

Agriculture fails to attract Newar youths (ht 16/05/2008)

Cereal output expected to increase 10pc (kp 14/05/2008)

Diesel crisis affects farmers, by Amrita Anmol (kp 12/05/2008)

Wheat production decreases, by Padam Sapkota (ht 09/05/2008)

Ilam tea goes green: Nepal’s organic teas now rival Darjeeling in world markets, by Pranaya SJB Rana (nt 09/05/2008)

‘Modernize farming to prevent food crisis’ (kp 08/05/2008)

Tomato price nosedives in Khandbari, by Surendra Subedi (kp 05/05/2008)

NFMA lauds proposed export ban on wheat (kp 24/04/2008)

Dang farmers stop selling milk (kp 23/04/2008), Strikes called off (ht 28/04/2008)

Commercial tea farming starts, by Kishor Budhathoki (ht 23/04/2008)

Rain water harvesting ends water woes, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 22/04/2008)

Row between tea farmers, management hits factory, by Roshan Sanwa (ht 22/04/2008)

Food insecurity and yield-boosters in Nepal, by Kapil Joshi (ht 21/04/2008)

Low output continues to plague farm sector (kp 28/03/2008)

New rice variety developed (kp 21/03/2008)

Bumper harvest brings down vegetable prices (kp 19/03/2008)

Govt urged to bring programmes to promote organic farming (ht 18/03/2008)

‘Wheat prices could shoot up’, by Prabhakar Ghimire (kp 13/03/2008)

Nepali coffee pulpers out (kp 12/03/2008)

Indigenous livestock breeds under threat, by Pragati Shahi (kp 28/02/2008)

Powdered milk factory and tea processing plants this year (kp 22/02/2008)

Bumper harvest brings vegetable prices down (kp 13/02/2008)

Dispute shuts down tea factory, by Biplav Bhattarai (kp 11/02/2008)

Agriculture and climate change, by Sudarshan P Regmi (kp 09/02/2008)

Indian policy shift threatens Nepali jute mills, by Binod Bhandari (kp 30/01/2008)

Vegetable prices plunge amid glut (kp 16/01/2008)

Rice shoots up to new high, by Binod Bhanadari (kp 16/01/2008)

Processed tea production surges (kp 11/01/2008)

Dairy farmers demand govt support (kp 06/01/2008)

Farmers stop sugarcane supply (kp 27/12/2007)

Agro technicians demand change in CADP implementation (kp 23/12/2007)

Lack of buyers cause ginger prices to plummet (kp 23/12/2007)

Entrepreneurs, farmers seek marketing support (kp 20/12/2007)

Paddy price at five-year high in east (kp 18/12/2007)

Government introduces dairy policy (kp 14/12/2007)

Crops set for impressive growth (kp 03/12/2007)

Paddy production in Dhanusa to triple (kp 29/11/2007)

Land reforms necessary to increase productivity (kp 27/11/2007)

Black cardamom at record high prices (kp 24/11/2007)

Speaker concerned over exploitation of tea farmers (kp 18/11/2007)

Thematic areas of horticulture, by B R Kaini (kp 18/11/2007)

Black rust troubles wheat experts (kp 16/11/2007)

Production of indigenous tea in limbo (kp 14/11/2007)

LSF setting sugarcane prices (kp 08/11/2007)

Ilam tea farmers going organic, by Biplav Bhattarai (kp 01/11/2007)

Farmers suffer from lack of cold storage (kp 28/10/2007)

Coffee farming gaining popularity, by Kul Chandra Neupane (kp 25/10/2007)

Dashain brings vegetable prices down (kp 25/10/2007)

Floriculturists await better govt policy (samn 19/10/2007)

Delivery of Mustang apples resumes (kp 23/09/2007)

Land reforms and agriculture, by B R Kaini (kp 22/09/2007)

Land reform: still a dream for Nepal farmers, by Ambar Mainali (Sunday Observer 09/09/2007)

Seed industry for overall development, by Nanu Jha (kp 04/09/2007)

NARC to focus on implementing research findings (kp 02/09/2007)

Livestock Farming: Trading Losses, by Bhagirath Yogi (sp 31/08/2007)

Poultry industry has transformed people’s lives, interview with Til Chandra Bhattarai (kp 27/08/2007)

Vegetable prices soar amid floods, landslides (kp 26/08/2007)

Climate change: Consequences On Agriculture, by Keshab Poudel (sp 24/08/2007)

Rural uplift & agriculture, by Girish P Pant (kp 16/08/2007)

Tobacco procurement price raised by 20 pc (kp 11/08/2007)

Agriculture hit hard by floods (kp 04/08/2007)

Squeezing pasture access affects sheep, goat rearing (kp 01/08/2007)

Research hampered at six government livestock farms (kp 28/07/2007)

MoAC unveils commercial agriculture policy (kp 26/07/2007)

Renewed effort to promote jute farming (kp 15/07/2007), Farmers demand govt fix jute price (kp 25/07/2007)

What ails our agricultural sector?, by B R Kaini (kp 11/07/2007)

Vegetable farmers fail to get good returns (kp 08/07/2007)

Urea shortage hits paddy crop (samn 07/07/2007)

NARC asks for Rs 495 m budget (samn 07/07/2007)

Coffee production rises by 40 pc (kp 01/07/2007)

DDC, private dairies hike milk price (kp 30/06/2007)

National Paddy Day today (nn 29/06/2007)

Coffee farming catches on (samn 25/06/2007)

Govt for single price of milk (kp 24/06/2007)

‘Ilam needs milk powder plant’ (samn 21/06/2007)

Private dairies flay DDC over milk price (kp 19/06/2007)

Tea farmers demand financial support from govt (nn 18/06/2007), Farmers demand 11 tea refineries in Ilam (kp 19/06/2007)

Child labour in agricultur sector (samn 12/06/2007)

Sales of inferior quality fertilizer rampant (kp 10/06/2007)

Mill defers payment to farmers (kp 07/06/2007)

Govt raises milk price (kp 07/06/2007)

Coffee farming (samn 03/06/2007)

Vegetable farming benefits farmers (samn 26/05/2007)

Earthworm farming (samn 26/05/2007)

Yarsagumba meadows lure Dolpa locals, by Bishnu Lal Budha (kp 25/05/2007)

Effort stressed to maintain tea quality (kp 25/05/2007)

Coffee export picks up (kp 24/05/2007)

Wheat production up by 8.68 percent (kp 23/05/2007)

Agriculture project brings change (samn 23/05/2007)

‘Overuse of chemical fertilisers bad' (samn 23/05/2007)

Farmers flock to sunflower farming (samn 21/05/2007)

Rhododendron wine: Boon for locals, by Pradeep Meyangbo (kp 20/05/2007)

Jab Seeder: tool for manual seeding, by Pragati Shahi (kp 20/05/2007)

Tea price plummet (samn 25/04/2007)

Tea farmers get raw deal (samn 17/04/2007)

Floriculture is getting popular (samn 10/04/2007)

7.5 million liters of milk go waste in Nepal (pd 10/04/2007)

DoI prepares for ambitious irrigation plan (nn 09/04/2007)

Foreigners, health conscious and well-off people have shown their interest in organic vegetables, interview with Dipak Shrestha, Manager Eco-Farm, Sundari Jal (tg 04/04/2007)

Harnessing inter-regional linkages through agriculture, by BR Kaini (kp 24/03/2007)

Opium farming booming in rural Parsa (samn 21/03/2007)

Foreign breeds a threat to indigenous crops, by Pragati Shahi (kp 19/03/2007)

90,000 tons of sugarcane dries up, by Bhim Ghimire (kp 04/03/2007)

Cold, rainfall ruin vegetables worth Rs 10m (kp 18/02/2007)

Dairy farmers losing Rs 600,000 per day (kp 07/02/2007)

Power subsidy for agro business soon (samn 31/01/2007)

Milk consumers not getting value for money (kp 29/01/2007)

Frost freezes farmers' earnings (kp 28/01/2007)

Imported rice irks Nepali farmers (kp 23/01/2007)

Cold takes toll of potato farming (kp 21/01/2007)

Organic farming thriving in Syangja (samn 21/01/2007)

Gulmeli coffee eyes US market (samn 09/01/2007)

Call to cut down on use of fertilisers (samn 09/01/2007)

Tea estate reopens (samn 04/01/2007)

Tea producers urged to expand market (samn 30/12/2006)

Farmers prefer selling to Indian sugar mills (kp 29/12/2006)

Ginger farmers’ woes (samn 29/12/2006)

Paddy production decreases (samn 27/12/2006)

Sugarcane farmers set to go on strike (samn 26/12/2006)

‘Agriculture Schools’ in Salyan, by Biplav Maharjan (kp 14/12/2006)

Call to promote trout farming (samn 09/12/2006)

Govt prepares agro policy, by Prabhakar Ghimire (kp 08/12/2006)

Irrigation ‘failure’ worries farmers (kp 07/12/2006)

Paddy production to slump by 12% (samn 07/12/2006)

Banana, pineapple bring in millions, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 23/11/2006)

Agriculture stays on govt backburner (samn 23/11/2006)

Shallow tube wells change farmers’ lives, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 20/11/2006)

Mustang apple hit (samn 19/11/2006)

A growing partnership (nt 17/11/2006)

A sweet future: Nepal's exotic, delicious honey could go places, by Mallika Aryal (nt 17/11/2006)

Banana farming flourishes in Chitwan (samn 12/11/2006)

Board fixes coffee prices (samn 05/11/2006)

Farming and rural poverty: Investing in agriculture will not reduce poverty, creating jobs will, by Kabindra Pradhan (nt 03/11/2006)

Farm fresh: Old and emerging veggie markets are in stiff competition, by Alok Tumbahangphey (nt 03/11/2006)

Commercialization od Agriculture: Fight Against Poverty, by Keshab Poudel (sp 03/11/2006)

Vegetable farmers seek fair share of market, by Prabhakar Ghimire (kp 28/10/2006)

Silk farming popular (samn 27/10/2006)

500 tons of apples go waste in mid-west (samn 19/10/2006)

‘Improve honey quality to push export’ (kp 14/10/2006)

Food for thought: Much-needed agricultural reforms can’t wait for elections, by CK Lal (nt 13/10/2006)

‘Agriculture needs modernisation' (samn 13/10/2006)

Orange production increases (samn 10/10/2006)

Killer disease haunts Tanahu farmers (samn 05/10/2006)

APPSP ‘fails to deliver’ (kp 05/10/2006)

Workers lock in tea estate offices (samn 24/09/2006)

Drought forces farmers to leave for India, by Jitendra Khadga (kp 03/09/2006)

Farmers warn of protests (kp 30/08/2006)

Tea estates resume operation, by Upendra Poudel (kp 29/08/2006)

Rs 200m relief package for farmers, by Krishna Regmi (kp 25/08/2006)

Committee formed to resolve tea estate woes (kp 22/08/2006), 'No wage hike without subsidy' (kp 23/08/2006)

Weak monsoon hits Terai paddy plantation, by Post B Basnet (kp 20/08/2006)

PM promises adequate fertilizer supply (kp 16/08/2006)

ICIMOD concerned at shifting cultivation (samn 10/08/2006)

Biotech crucial for agro growth: Thakur (samn 01/08/2006)

Tea workers in Ilam and Jhapa start agitation (kp 07/08/2006)

Nepali tea producers endorse Code of Conduct (nn 05/08/2006), Code of Conduct for orthodox tea industry (kp 05/08/2006)

National seed board approved improved version of local traditional rice of Pokhara (nn 13/07/2006)

Drought hits paddy plantation (samn 05/07/2006)

Business plan and agriculture, by Badri Pokhrel (kp 02/07/2006)

Parbat farmers export 15,000 tons of coffee (kp 25/06/2006)

Price of milk increases (nn 20/06/2006)

Setting Standards For Milk, by Hamenraj Shakya (rn 17/06/2006)

Coffee, tea and we: Next time you have coffee in Starbucks there’s a good chance the beans were grown in Nepal, by Daniel Haber (nt 16/06/2006)

Nepal's agricultural growth rate declines (People's Daily 01/06/2006), Agriculture growth to see decline (samn 01/06/2006)

Cereal crop production slides 1.43 pc (kp 23/05/2006)

Wheat production to fall by 3.35 pc (kp 21/05/2006)

Rice output to decline in Nepal (People's Daily 09/05/2006), Rice production likely to decline (samn 09/05/2006)

Agriculture contributes 38 pct to GDP of Nepal: Minister (People's Daily 09/05/2006)

It’s perfectly (eco)logical: Godavari’s unique appropriate technology theme park trains farmers from across the Himalaya (nt 05/05/2006)

Agricultural strategy to be unveiled (kp 04/05/2006)

Lack of feed affects poultry farmers (kp 14/04/2006)

‘Wheat production not to increase’ (samn 13/04/2006)

‘Rise in import affects farmers’ (kp 04/04/2006)

Banana farming gets popular (samn 02/04/2006)

Tea planters, processors at odds over leaf prices (kp 30/03/2006)

Poultry industry faces collapse in Nepal (People's Daily 26/03/2006)

Tea processing begins, by Benup Raj Bhattarai (kp 25/03/2006)

Chicken sales show gradual increase (kp 14/03/2006), Poultry industry to allay fears (samn 16/03/2006)

Paddy imports on rise in Nepal (People's Daily 28/02/2006), Paddy imports soar (kp 28/02/2006)

ADB to promote water saving rice production (kp 14/02/2006)

Banda affects livelihood of farmers (kp 09/02/2006)

Sugarcane farmers incurring losses (kp 09/02/2006)

Nepal's wheat production to decline 10 pct (People's Daily 08/02/2006), Wheat production to decline by 10 pc (kp 08/02/2006)

Tea Policy fails to achieve targets (kp 13/01/2006)

Milk holiday irks local farmers (kp 13/01/2006)

FAO data surprise officials (kp 12/01/2006)

Ginger output unlikely to be endangered (samn 01/01/2006)

Tea output increases (samn 26/12/2005)

Slow and steady: Neglect and conflict push Pyuthan farmers to self-help, by Alok Tumbahangphey (nt 23/12/2005)

Hong Kong Ministerial Declaration on Agriculture: Implications for Nepal, by Shivraj Bhatt (nn 23/12/2005)

EU viewing Nepali honey with bias (samn 17/12/2005)

Paddy production to decline by 2 pc (kp 16/12/2005), Paddy prices soar as production declines (kp 17/12/2005)

Certification of organic products on the anvil (kp 14/12/2005)

14.55m kg tea output (samn 11/12/2005)

‘Food testing lab a necessity’ (kp 10/12/2005)

Himalayan Java: promoting Nepali coffee (kp 05/12/2005)

Illegal tools in use to fool customers (samn 04/12/2005)

Modern storage facility for oranges (samn 04/12/2005)

Farmers establish seed bank (nn 02/12/2005)

Farm Is The Future: As Nepal faces extreme competition in international trade, it is learning that it needs to return to the basics of agribusiness to survive, by Sanjaya Dhjakal (sp 25/11/2005)

Farmers want sugarcane price raised (kp 23/11/2005)

Ginger farming popular in Mahottari (samn 22/11/2005)

Paddy production gets boost, by A. Sanam Bhaila (kp 20/11/2005)

Expansion of commercial crops stressed (kp 15/11/2005)

Nepal joins the bandwagon (Deccan Herald 08/11/2005)

Cardamom famring on hilly areas (samn 03/11/2005)

Mustang apple being sold in Nepal and abroad (nn 02/11/2005)

Honey exports to EU likely to resume (kp 26/10/2005)

Chicken sales decline by 30pc (kp 25/10/2005), Chicken sales drop due to fear of bird flu (nn 26/10/2005)

Farmers hit by Maoist diktat (samn 24/10/2005)

Onion price soaring in local market (nn 23/10/2005)

Techniques of tea manufacturing, a book review (kp 16/10/2005)

‘Nepal becoming country of marginal farmers’, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (kp 09/10/2005)

Tea farmers to protest falling prices, by Madhav Ghimire (kp 05/10/2005)

Weak market links prevent tea export, by Madhav Ghimire (kp 04/10/2005)

Less is more: working miracles in Nepal's rice fields, by Kunda Dixit (Science and Development Network 15/09/2005)

Measures to safeguard local farmers sought (kp 07/09/2005)

Nepal farmers reap bumper harvest, by Charles Haviland (BBC News 02/09/2005)

Illegal poultry imports worry local farmers, by Madhab Dhungana (kp 28/08/2005)

Tea, coffee production goes up (kp 21/08/2005)

Indian rice flooding Nepali market, by Sujit Mahat (kp 15/08/2005)

Drought hits sugarcane farming (kp 05/08/2005)

Drought hits paddy cultivation (kp 29/07/2005)

Farm Management In Nepal The Gender Perspective, by Sangeeta Manandhar (rn 22/07/2005)

Low tea prices hurting farmers badly (samn 20/07/2005)

The miracle is it’s no miracle: Seeing is believing for rice farmers in eastern Nepal who are reaping bumper paddy harvests from fewer seeds, by Kunda Dixit (nt 15/07/2005)

Coffee cultivation catches on (samn 04/07/2005)

No rainfall, Parbat farmers worry for paddy plantation (rn 01/07/2005)

Unpopular strategy (kp 28/01/2005)

Climate & Agriculture, by Bidur Prasad Upadhyay (rn 23/01/2005)

Fish farming attracts farmers (kp 18/01/2005)

WB, IMF obstructing agro-subsidy: Minister Dahal (kp 17/01/2005), Farmers unable to benefit from subsidy (kp 20/01/2005)

Achieving a Double-digit Growth: The Centrality of Farm-Industry Linkages, by Hari Krishna Upadhyaya (sp 14/01/2005); see also part 2 (21/01/2005)

‘Consolidate agriculture marketing system’ (rn 13/01/2005)

Manahara to host largest vegetable market (kp 13/01/2005)

Nuwakot farmers want more for milk (rn 12/01/2005)

Decline in exports reduce paddy prices, by Binod Bhandari (kp 11/01/2004)

NTDCL: Blazing tea trail, by Chandan Sapkota (kp 10/01/2005)

Blow To The Farmers: The reduction in the import tariff on sugar deals another blow to the sugarcane farmers already suffering from low prices, by Thakur Amgai (sp 07/01/2005)

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Background

HMG, Ministry of Agriculture, Fertilizer Unit