Origin of Cultivated Plants

There are many studies on Origin of cultivated plants, one of earliest being Origin of Cultivated Plants by Alphonse de Candolle, a Swiss botanist. Later N.I Viplov recognized eight centers of diversity of cultivated plants, with some originating in more than one center. Jack R Harlan later studied and concluded that some crops do not have center of origin and associated crop origin with regions. Six major regions of crop origin identified are...

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Feeding a Hungry World

 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of United Nations estimates 40 countries have large amount of food insufficient for their population. This account almost 1 out of 7 billion of total population of world. In one part of the world excessive food and obesity is becoming a serious problem day by day, in other part (developing and least developed countries) people are dying out of hunger. In contrary to this, human population is growing...

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Review of A book " Steve Jobs: Thinking Differently"- A Biography by Patricia Lakin

A college dropout but visionary inventor Steve p. Jobs (1955-2011) has given a lot to information technology sector globally. His seek to invent “insanely great” products has really made “dent on universe” as envisioned. Products like Mac computer, iPod, iPhone and iPad are today among millions of people worldwide. These revolutionary products are result of serious effort of Steve P. Jobs. Steve was born in San Francisco, California from Joanne...

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स्कूटर किन असुरक्षित : मेरो अनुभव ।

म स्कूटर, मोटरसाईकल र मोटर तिनै चलाउछु । विशेषत नेपालमा मोटरहरु महंगा हुने तथा पर्किग र ट्राफिकका कारण समेत स्कूटर र मोटरसाईकल ज्यादा रुचाईन्छ । सहजताको हिसावमा मोटरभन्दा मोटरसाईकल र स्कूटरनै सहज भएपनि, मेरो अनुभवमा यि मध्येमा मोटर सवभन्दा सुरक्षित हो भने स्कूटर सवैभन्दा असुरक्षित । हिजो आज व्यक्तिगत सवारी साधनहरुमा नेपालमा पहिले भन्दा स्कूटरको अनुपात ज्यादै वढेको छ...

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कम्पन पछिको कृषि क्षेत्र ( Agriculture Sector After Earthquake in Nepal)

Link to Karobar National Daily Link to KrishiOnline भुकम्प गए पछि, हाम्रो पहिलो नजर मृतक र घाईते मानिसहरुमा गयो, त्यसपछि क्रमशः वासस्थान र खाद्यान्नमा । अहिले हामी वासस्थान र खाद्यान्नको कुरा गर्दै छौ । यसपछिका समयमा रोजगारी र जिविकोपार्जनका अन्य विकल्पहरुमा वहस होला ।  धेरै ठाउमा अझै आवश्यकता अनुरुपको राहत सामाग्रिहरु पुराउन नसकिनुले हाम्रो कमजोर अर्थतन्त्र त देखाउछनै,...

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Production Trend of Major Cereals in Nepal

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Earthquake Most Affected Districts of Nepal

Map of the 14 Districts most affected by 7.8 Magnitude earthquake in 25 April ,2015 ( Gorkha Epicenter) and it's aftershocks (including 12 May of 7.3 Magnitude). ...

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Soil Types of Nepal

Agriculture Scientist and development worker (even some peasant leader)  are making loud voices for soil health, some by natural and some after political agenda put forth by Indian Primeminister Narendra Modi during his visit in Nepal. Before that, I believe, knowing soil type has meaningful importance. Soil classification of Nepal by FAO and UNESCO ,1974, thus may...

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Nepal's agribusiness and agro-entrepreneurship policy

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Dominance of like Minded Policy

Policy and plans are foundation of development. No stones should be upturned while developing and implementing those. Nevertheless, these are outcome of very few consultations and are garden variety of like minded bunches of people.  This has created many flaws in our policy and credibility of policy making process has severely questioned. Agriculture also is not an exception. We are receptive. Yes, we should, to gain a level which we are...

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