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By A Staff Reporter, Kathmandu, Nov. 3: The country's imports of major cereals, particularly paddy, rice and maize, declined sharply during the first quarter of the current fiscal year 2026/27, res...
Nepal must put agrobiodiversity at the centre of regenerative agriculture
Nepal’s agricultural future may depend on something it already has in abundance — diversity. Across the country’s mountains, hills and plains, farmers have cultivated crops and raised livestock ad...
New hybrid maize variety ‘Saugat’ promises relief for farmers facing extreme weather
The variety is on the verge of official certification and release after nearly 11 years of rigorous multi-stage field trials and continuous testing. Agricultural scientists at the National Maize R...
Farmers Receive Relief from Wildlife Damage with New Measures
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ChhathCereal imports fall sharply in 2026/27
By A Staff Reporter, Kathmandu, Nov. 3: The country's imports of major cereals, particularly paddy, rice and maize, declined sharply during the first quarter of the current fiscal year 2026/27, res...
Arghakhanchi hires 26 ‘monkey watchers’ to protect maize fields
Selected watchers will guard maize fields for two months as farmers struggle with increasing monkey raids. Facing mounting complaints from farmers over crop damage caused by monkeys, the Division ...
Concern over food shortage in northern Gorkha
By Guna Bahadur Roka, Gorkha (Sulikot), Oct. 14: Concerns are growing over possible food shortages in remote settlements of northern Gorkha after severe flooding in the Budhi Gandaki River damaged ...
Farmers turn to rubber cultivation to keep elephants and monkeys at bay
Repeated crop losses from wildlife are pushing farmers in Jhapa to abandon paddy and maize in favour of rubber. Farmers in Jhapa are gradually turning to rubber cultivation as repeated crop losses...
Farmers build tin shelters to battle bear menace
By Santosh Raut, Solukhumbu, Sept. 7: Farmers in the high-altitude areas of Solukhumbu have been forced to build small shelters in their fields and hang tin sheets around them to protect their maiz...
Farmers fight wild boars to save crops
By Basudev Sharma, Jajarkot, Aug. 5: Farmers in Jajarkot are spending day and night guarding their maize fields after wild boars and monkeys began destroying crops across several villages in Bheri ...