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- Wheat and rice in the mid-hills of Nepal: a benchmark report on farm resources and production practices in Kavre District(CIMMYT, 1999) Adhikary, C.; Adhikary, B.; Rajbhandari, N.P.; Hooper, M.; Upreti, H.K.; Gyawali, B.K.; Rajbhandari, N.K.; Hobbs, P.R.This benchmark survey involved a random sample of 54 farmers from the Naldung area, grouped by altitude class, ethnicity, land type, and several farm-level categories to characterize sample variability for production practices and yield. The study identified soil fertility, crop establishment, and weed and pest management as key factors for maintaining high rice and wheat yields in the mid-hills of Nepal. Results are available in the form of an easily accessible database, and will allow researchers and policy-makers to track changes in farmers' resources, production practices, and system productivity
Publication - Sustainable maize production systems for Nepal: proceedings of a maize symposium(NARC, 2002) Rajbhandari, N.P.; Ransom, J.K.; Adhikari, K.; Palmer, A.F.E.This symposium will be a milestone for improving research and development in maize and will have a direct bearing on food security in the hills of Nepal and in raising income levels of the rural communities.
Publication - Maize in Nepal: production systems, constraints and priorities for research(CIMMYT, 2001) Paudyal, K.R.; Ransom, J.K.; Rajbhandari, N.P.; Gerpacio, R.V.; Pingali, P.L.Maize cultivation is a way of life for most farmers in the hills of Nepal. It is a traditional crop cultivated as food, feed and fodder on slopping Bari land (rainfed upland) in the hills. It is grown under rainfed conditions during the summer (April-August) as a single crop or relayed with millet later in the season. In the terai, inner-terai, valleys, and low-lying river basin areas, maize is also grown in the winter and spring with irrigation. In 1997/1998, maize was grown on about 800,000 ha which represent 25% of the total area planted to cereals in Nepal. In the same period, 1,367,000 tons of maize were produced, representing about 21% of Nepal’s total cereal production. The proportion of maize area to total cereals was 30% in the highhills, 40% in the midhills and about 11% in the terai. Maize production as a proportion of total cereal production was 33% for the highhills, 39% for the midhills and 9% for the terai. More than two thirds of the maize produced in the midhills and highhills is used for direct human consumption at the farm level and the ratio of human consumption to total production is higher in less accessible areas. In the terai, less than 50% of the maize is used for human consumption and a significant part of the production goes to the market. Maize yields fluctuate seasonally and annually especially in the hills. Although maize yields increased slightly over the past five years, there has been very little yield improvement when compared to nationwide yields 30 years ago. This is probably due to the expansion of maize cultivation into less suitable terrain, declining soil fertility, and the sluggish adoption of improved management practices. While productivity in the country is almost stagnant, the overall demand for maize—driven by increased demand for human consumption and livestock feed— is expected to grow by 4% to 6 % per year over the next 20 years. Thus, Nepal will have to resort to maize imports in the future if productivity is not increased substantially. In 1999, the Hill Maize Research Project (HMRP) was initiated to provide new technologies to farmers to enable increased and sustainable maize production. The HMRP is funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and implemented by the National Maize Research Program (NMRP) of the Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC), with technical assistance from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT). The HMRP addresses a wide range of technology and technology dissemination needs from germplasm development and crop management to post harvest. It focuses on regions of Nepal where maize is important in terms of area and diet. The HMRP also supported the Rapid Rural Appraisals that were carried out for this study. This study is part of a project3 that promotes sustainable intensification of maize production systems while ensuring equitable income growth and improved food security for poor households that depend on maize. The project is funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and implemented under the direct supervision of the CIMMYT Economics Program. Nepal is one of seven countries - China, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam - where the study is being carried out. As most of the increased demand for maize in Nepal is expected to come from resource poor farmers in slopping uplands in the midhills, the project focuses specifically on upland maize in the midhills.
Publication - Proceedings of the rice-wheat research end-of-project workshop(CIMMYT, 1998) Hobbs, P.R.; Rajbhandari, N.P.This proceedings synthesizes results of six years of research by scientists of the Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) at sites in the lowlands and mid-hills where the rice-wheat cropping system is important. The research focused on several issues that will be critical to the future sustainability and productivity of rice-wheat cropping systems. including tillage and crop establishment, integrated nutrient management, integrated pest management, farmer monitoring and outreach , irrigation, and farm equipment. Papers on these topics are followed by synopses of workshop findings, discussions of research results, and discussions about future priorities for research on the rice-wheat cropping systems of Nepal
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