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Archive Agriculture 2004

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Difficult Access: A study reveals that Nepalese agro-products face uphill task due to market access barriers even in the post WTO accession era, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 31/12/2004)

Farmers giving up sugarcane cultivation (kp 30/12/2004)

SAI’s initiatives may bolster growth (ht 30/12/2004)

Promote high value agro-products to int'l market (rn 25/12/2004)

Agriculture: Cashing The Crops, by Keshab Poudel (sp 24/12/2004)

‘Check substandard seeds’ (kp 23/12/2004)

Farmers not adopting hill agriculture technology (rn 22/12/2004) Upgradation of technology in agriculture vital: Experts (ht 25/12/2004)

Rice production to touch 611m tonnes (ht 22/12/2004)

Milk farmers set up a cooperative, by Devendra Barma (ht 22/12/2004)

Ginger exports comes to complete halt (rn 19/12/2004)

Farmers stop sugarcane supply (kp 19/12/2004)

Mismanaged IAAS farms lead to lower production, by Avay R Aryal (ht 19/12/2004)

Shankhu oranges in search of better price, by Raj Kumar Parajuli (ht 19/12/2004)

Fish from Khaste, Begnas gets market, by Rishi Baral (ht 18/12/2004)

Rice export surges in the East (kp 15/12/2004)

Wheat seed shortage in Siraha (kp 12/12/2004)

Nepal’s position on agricultural negotiations, by Ratnakar Adhikari (kp 10/12/2004)

Asparagus attracting farmers (rn 07/12/2004)

Shifting cultivation beneficial: ICIMOD study, by Shandip KC (kp 05/12/2004)

Erratic monsoon affects paddy production, by Krishna Prasad Regmi (kp 02/12/2004), Decline in paddy production pushes price up (kp 07/12/2004)

Tea exporters urge farmers not to use pesticides, by Bimal Pradhan (ht 02/12/2004)

Shot in arm for poultry farmers, by Chinta Mani Poudel (ht 02/12/2004)

Govt unveils agriculture policy, targets to increase productivity (rn 30/11/2004)

Commercial farming to begin in Eastern region (kp 30/11/2004)

Export pushes paddy price up (kp 29/11/2004)

Farmers face wheat seeds shortage (kp 28/11/2004)

Orange farmers in limbo (kp 28/11/2004)

Agro-policy to modernise agriculture: Dahal ‘Rice is Life’ theme for Int’l Year of Rice (rn 27/11/2004)

Milk holiday irks Kavre farmers (rn 26/11/2004)

‘Commercialization of agricultural is must’ (kp 26/11/2004)

Nepal and WTO: Challenges for agricultural sector, by Surendra Uprety (ht 24/11/2004), In need of boost (ht 24/11/2004)

Shortage of chemical fertilizers hits four districts (ht 24/11/2004)

Cabinet approves new Agriculture Policy, by Krishna Regmi (kp 23/11/2004)

Farmers forced to feed potatoes as fodder, by Baburam Lamichhane (ht 23/11/2004)

Cardamom farmers trapped between govt, Maoist clash, by Sita Niraula (ht 23/11/2004)

Goat cheese production starts in Nepal, by Indra Gurung (ht 23/11/2004), Chitlang locals encouraged to produce goat milk cheese, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 23/11/2004), Goat-cheese factory launched (kp 24/11/2004)

Sugarcane farmers eye Indian market (kp 22/11/2004)

Illegal paddy imports hurt farmers (kp 22/11/2004)

Failed agricultural initiatives, by Durga Dutta Poudel (kp 20/11/2004)

Ganja farming gains in popularity, by Bimal Baral (ht 19/11/2004)

Event to promote Nepali tea exports (ht 19/11/2004), Nepal tea fair in capital from today (rn 19/11/2004), Tea event kicks off (kp 20/11/2004), Nepalese tea to expand market (rn 21/11/2004), Festival to promote Nepali tea begins (rn 21/11/2004), PM honours 16 for promoting tea (ht 21/11/2004), Code to ensure quality tea production (pr 25/11/2004), Hitting The Global Market: Demands for Nepalese tea is growing in global market, by Thakur Amgai (sp 26/11/2004)

‘Govt to bring new agro-policy' (rn 18/11/2004)

‘Enhance productivity to promote agriculture’ (kp 18/11/2004)

Red bean getting popular in Bara (rn 17/11/2004)

High-yielding chickpeas to increase farmers’ income (rn 17/11/2004)

Subsidized wheat seeds to flood-hit farmers (kp 17/11/2004)

Mushroom means money (kp 16/11/2004)

Nepal’s tea production over 11 thousand tons (kp 11/11/2004)

Number of farmers cultivating vegetables on rise in Siraha (rn 09/11/2004)

Sale of fish, orange fetch good income, by Dev Das Shrestha (ht 09/11/2004)

Siraha farmers making livelihood from fruits (kp 08/11/2004)

Offering an olive branch: One way to bring peace may be to oil Nepal’s economic engine with innovative cash crops (nt 05/11/2004)

Ilam farmers take to commercial farming of herbs (rn 05/11/2004)

Pokhara witnesses rise in mushroom farming (ht 05/11/2004)

Farmers seek milk chilling center (kp 04/11/2004)

APPSP to be extended in 14 districts, by Rupak D Sharma (kp 04/11/2004)

Agricultural growth for food security, by Bed Mani Dahal (kp 04/11/2004)

Tea farmers of the east, a demoralized lot, by Ghanashyam Ojha (kp 04/11/2004)

Poor price riles cardamom farmers (rn 03/11/2004)

Vegetables find good market, by Rishi Baral (ht 31/10/2004)

Cardamom output up (rn 29/10/2004)

Ginger brings high income (kp 29/10/2004)

Bee-keeping training organised in Kaski (rn 28/10/2004)

Apples rot due to transportation difficulty (kp 27/10/2004), ‘Subsidy on Jumla apple embezzled’ (kp 28/10/2004), Finally, apple farmers have reason to smile (kp 30/10/2004)

Herbs conservation planned (ht 27/10/2004)

Re-introduction of subsidy increases apple supply (kp 21/10/2004)

Deuba stresses agro bio-diversity (rn 16/10/2004), Protection Of Biodiversity For Food Security, by Kamalesh Adhikari (rn 17/10/2004), Stakeholders ask to protect bio-diversity (kp 18/10/2004), Biodiversity Conservation & The Poor (rn 18/10/2004), Bio-diversity conservation key to food security (ht 19/10/2004)

Tapping WTO for Nepali farmers, by Jitendra Rana (ht 14/10/2004)

Process fruits (ht 14/10/2004)

Agriculture Policy (rn 13/10/2004)

Farmers seek supporting resources for competitiveness (kp 13/10/2004)

Cash crops export up (kp 13/10/2004)

Paddy output to decrease by 30 per cent (ht 10/10/2004)

Workshop on ‘boro paddy' (rn 09/10/2004)

Paddy output in Rautahat to decrease (rn 09/10/2004)

Commercial farming lifts living standard (kp 05/10/2004)

Negligence sends Doti agriculture farm to brink of closure, by Tekendra Deuba (ht 05/10/2004)

TRIPS Agreement To Protect Farmers’ Rights, by Kamalesh Adhikari (rn 03/10/2004)

Caravan says no to WTO regime in agriculture (rn 01/10/2004)

Farmers worry about spread of paddy diseases (rn 01/10/2004)

Paddy production to fall this year (kp 30/09/2004)

Jute Shortage (rn 29/09/2004)

Broccoli export likely this year, by Rupak D Sharma (kp 29/09/2004)

Invaluable herbs decomposing due to EIA, by Tekendra Deuba (ht 28/09/2004)

Summer paddy production to fall (kp 23/09/2004)

Govt to bring new agriculture policy (kp 21/09/2004)

Expert’s tips for minting money from herbs (ht 21/09/2004)

Parbat’s coffee finds market in Netherlands (rn 20/09/2004)

New agro policy to induce competition (rn 19/09/2004)

Farmers deprived of subsidized seeds (kp 19/09/2004)

Clear policy on organic farming sought, by Mudita Bajracharya (ht 19/09/2004)

Compost fertilizers replace chemical varieties (ht 16/09/2004)

SPC unable to promote silk farming (kp 09/09/2004)

Lack of micronutrients hurts crop output (ht 09/09/2004)

Trout farming holds immense potential (ht 08/09/2004)

Call to save indigenous strains of rice (ht 05/09/2004)

Compost fertilizer gets popularity in Baglung (ht 03/09/2004)

Chiraito farming to alleviate poverty (ht 01/09/2004)

Crores lost as disease takes toll of vegetable crops, by Tika R Pradhan (ht 31/08/2004)

Govt to set up vegetable market at Thimi (kp 28/08/2004)

Indian chickens fall heavy on Nepali farmers (kp 22/08/2004)

Crops in Banke hit by drought (kp 22/08/2004)

Valley farmers looking for better options (ht 22/08/2004)

Drought worsens havoc wrought by flood (ht 21/08/2004)

Farmers attracted towards cardamom farming (ht 21/08/2004)

Vegetable prices in Valley soar, by Arjun Bhandari (ht 21/08/2004)

Tea farmers wary of insecticides (ht 14/08/2004)

Apples rotting in Ramechaap (kp 13/08/2004)

Chitwan farmers attracted to banana farming (rn 12/08/2004)

Off-seasonal veg revolution, by Guneshwor Ojha (kp 11/08/2004)

Govt allocates Rs 3.4m to farmers (kp 10/08/2004)

Ginger cultivation gains popularity (ht 09/08/2004), Dang farmers attracted to ginger farming (rn 09/08/2004)

Tomato cultivation good source of income for Pokhara farmers (rn 07/08/2004)

Machines developed for better use of farm animals (ht 07/08/2004)

Jiri locals plant tea in 700 ropanis of land (rn 05/08/2004)

National economy: How to give agriculture a boost, by Madhukar SJB Rana (ht 05/08/2004)

Cardamom plants exported to India, by Bimal Pradhan (ht 04/08/2004)

Commercial cultivation of chiraito begins (ht 04/08/2004)

ADB protests subsidy reintroduction, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 03/08/2004)

Vegetable export (rn 02/08/2004)

Three dairies to be punished (ht 02/08/2004)

Daman planning to export vegetables to gulf countries (ht 02/08/2004)

Tea export duty down (kp 30/07/2004)

Agricultural sustainability and environmental Quality - a political concern?, by Durga Dutta Poudel (pr 29/07/2004)

Agro-production up by 3.6pc (kp 29/07/2004)

Maize production likely to rise (rn 28/07/2004)

Ban on sale of tea without certificate of origin, by Bimal Pradhan (ht 27/07/2004)

Tea farmers protest against tea prize (rn 24/07/2004)

Rice Production Under Threat, by Keshab Poudel (sp 16/07/2004)

Farmers in Tanahu make good income by selling saplings (rn 13/07/2004)

Drought in Doti leaves farmers worried, by Dil Bahadur Chatyal (kp 12/07/2004)

Focus — Agriculture : Holy cow starved of cash flow, by Indra Gurung (ht 11/07/2004), Agriculture remains key to national development, by Devendra Gauchan (ht 11/07/2004), Agricultural Mechanisation Suitability For Nepal, by Ridhi Narayan Jha (rn 11/07/2004)

Tea farmers flay ADB loan provision (kp 10/07/2004)

Monsoon delay costs farmers dearly, by L B Thapa (pr 08/07/2004)

Agriculture backs 3.36m families (kp 06/07/2004)

Sugarcane output likely to decline (rn 05/07/2004)

Scarcity of chemical fertilisers hits farmers in Koshi hill areas (rn 05/07/2004)

Agricultural Injuries Challenge In Nepal & South-East Asia, by Gyanendra Sharma (rn 04/07/2004)

Goat farming helps fight poverty, by Shree Ram Sigdel (ht 04/07/2004)

Paddy cultivation stalled due to rainfall in Surkhet (rn 03/07/2004)

Nepali veg finds Delhi market (kp 03/07/2004)

ADF to produce cattle feed, by Rishi Baral (ht 03/07/2004)

Here comes the rain: Kathmandu farmers battle a late monsoon, their vanishing rice gene pool and urban sprawl, by Alok Tumbahangphey (nt 02/07/2004)

Unplanned settlement affects paddy farming (rn 30/06/2004)

Farmers cheated (ht 30/06/2004)

Scarcity of fertiliser hits farmers (ht 30/06/2004), Locals face fertilizer shortage (ht 02/07/2004)

‘Modernize cardamom production’ (kp 29/06/2004), Cardamom farming infected with ‘Phurke’ in Fikkal (rn 29/06/2004)

Water crisis likely to hit rice farmers hard (ht 29/06/2004)

Milk producers sign anti-adulteration agreement (kp 27/06/2004)

Govt to extend APPSP (kp 26/06/2004)

Bad time for bamboo products, by Sita Niraula (ht 26/06/2004)

Factory owners unhappy with tea price (ht 26/06/2004), Talks on tealeaf fail (kp 27/06/2004), Tea farmers’ protest continued (kp 02/07/2004), Tealeaf dispute resolved (kp 03/07/2004), Nepalese, Indian businessmen agree on price of tea leaves (rn 05/07/2004), Tea farmers, traders ink pact (ht 06/07/2004)

Cash crop production declines significantly (ht 26/06/2004)

Sugar mill losses hit sugarcane farmers (kp 24/06/2004)

Chemical fertiliser shortage worries farmers Arun Gyanwali (ht 22/06/2004)

Morang boasts of good prospects in herb training, by Sekhar Regmi (ht 21/06/2004)

Govt to impose code of practice on dairies (kp 19/06/2004)

Impact of conflict on agriculture, by Arun Pandey (kp 18/06/2004)

Maize production likely to increase this year in Dang (rn 17/06/2004)

Jhapa tea farmers demand reasonable price (kp 17/06/2004)

Rise in tealeaf price benefits farmers (kp 16/06/2004)

Farmers face fertilizer shortage (kp 15/06/2004)

Storm In A Tea Cup, by John Narayan Parajuli (na 14/06/2004)

Majority of farmers in Nepal are debt-laden (ht 14/06/2004)

Fall in paddy production likely (ht 12/06/2004)

Compost fertiliser becomes popular, by Gyanendra Gautam (ht 11/06/2004)

Conflict cause Chitwan poultry business nosedive (rn 10/06/2004)

Commercial pig farming picks up, by Devdas Shrestha (ht 08/06/2004)

Lucrative income replaces cereal farming (kp 06/06/2004)

Farmers In Frustration: The endless series of bandhs, strikes and blockades organized by the Maoists and the parties hit the farmers most, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 04/06/2004), Crying over spilt milk: Unable to sell their produce due to frequent bandas, farmers are pouring milk into rivers and dumping vegetables on the highways, by Hasta Gurung (nt 04/06/2004)

Bee keeping becomes fruitful to Chepang (kp 04/06/2004)

Ginger price shoots up to unprecedented height, by Govinda Chettri (ht 04/06/2004)

Chepuwa Kol on verge of extinction, by Raj Kumar Parajuli (ht 01/06/2004)

Mango production nosedives, by Sekhar Regmi (ht 01/06/2004)

Decline of garlic price haunts Nawalparasi farmers (rn 31/05/2004)

Shortage of chemical fertilizers hits farmers in Taplejung (ht 31/05/2004)

Vegetable farming lures farmers (rn 28/05/2004)

Locals take initiative to farm coffee, by Bimal Pradhan (ht 28/05/2004)

Private milk producers to hike price by Rs 2, by Indra Gurung (ht 28/05/2004)

Farmers lose millions due to bandh, by Raj Kumar Parajuli (ht 22/05/2004), Strikes spell disaster for farmers (ht 24/05/2004)

Poultry farmers hit hard by bandhs, by Chinta Mani Poudel (ht 20/05/2004)

Development needs a boost from agriculture (ht 12/05/2004)

SFDB for quality service (rn 11/05/2004)

Hike sugarcane price: Farmers (ht 07/05/2004)

Vegetable farming in Surkhet gains ground (rn 06/05/2004)

Agriculture sector to grow at 3.6pc (kp 06/05/2004)

Wheat cultivation in Bara district declines (rn 03/05/2004)

Green tea leaves in Ilam face market shortage (ht 01/05/2004)

Vegetable farming brings prosperity (ht 30/04/2004)

Fish farming fetches greater income in Tanahun district, by Madan Wagle (ht 30/04/2004)

Potato production in Bara grows by 9pc (kp 28/04/2004)

Farmers start tea plantation (ht 19/04/2004)

Farmers attracted towards modern technology, by Bhawani Adhikari (ht 19/04/2004)

Vegetable farming nurtures new fortunes, by Madan Wagle (ht 17/04/2004)

Govt bans maize plantation (kp 17/04/2004)

Pig rearing business attracts farmers in Jiri (rn 15/04/2004)

Bamboo products lack market, by Madan Wagle (ht 12/04/2004)

Cow Project for organic tea (kp 12/04/2004)

Disease in Rasuwa swamps wheat crops (kp 11/04/2004)

Ginger price in Palpa up by 200pc (kp 10/04/2004)

Green tea faces market crisis, by Bimal Pradhan (ht 09/04/2004)

Post-harvest damage more than 20pc (kp 06/04/2004)

Fish farming in Phewa, by Kulchandra Neupane (kp 06/04/2004)

Govt urged to empower farmers (kp 05/04/2004)

Nepal’s green tea needs effective market promotion (rn 02/04/2004)

Bee-keeping helpful to boost rural economy (rn 01/04/2004)

Locals in Ilam make ginger products, by Bimal Pradhan (ht 30/03/2004)

Bara wheat production (rn 27/03/2004)

Organic tea grows well in Ilam (kp 25/03/2004)

Tea farmers worried of delayed price fixing (kp 24/03/2004)

Mutton sale discontinued due to price hike (ht 23/03/2004)

Maize production shoots up, by Kul Prasad Rai (ht 23/03/2004)

Formulation of sugarcane policy must: Report (kp 18/03/2004)

Ilam tea being exported as Darjeeling tea (ht 13/03/2004), Indians mix Nepalese tea in Darjeeling tea (pr 18/03/2004), Nepali tea being exported with Darjeeling tea logo (ht 02/04/2004)

Orchid fever: Natural beauty isn’t the only thing Nepal’s orchids have to offer, by Sraddha Basnyat (nt 12/03/2004)

Price for green tea not yet fixed, by Bimal Pradhan (ht 12/03/2004)

Farmers’ Woes: Frequent general strikes called by different organizations including the Maoist have severely hurt the marginal farmers of Nepal and India (sp 12/03/2004)

Insurgency reins in horse-rearing business, by Devdas Shrestha (ht 10/03/2004)

Farmers earn well from chilli farming (ht 10/03/2004)

Low price hits vegetable farmers (kp 04/03/2004)

Switching crops relieves farmers of wildlife encroachment (kp 04/03/2004)

Experts ask to give up traditional farming (kp 03/03/2004)

National horticulture workshop to focus on technology enhancement (ht 02/03/2004)

Vegetable production surges by 4.8pc (kp 02/03/2004)

Chepangs of Malekhu earn Rs 700,000 selling oranges, by Dipendra Singh Thapa (kp 02/03/2004)

Sugarcane farmers fall victim to delay payments (kp 31/01/2004)

Agriculture Perspective Plan: Plan In Uncertainty, by Keshab Poudel (sp 30/01/2004)

Yak owners of Lumnang keep migrating, by Dev Das Shrestha (ht 30/01/2004)

600 tonnes of fish produced in Nawalparsi (rn 29/01/2004)

Mustang milks money out of wild fruit, by Bhojraj Neupane (ht 29/01/2004)

Unsystematic market leaves farmers high and dry, by Milan Mani Sharma & Suresh Niraula (kp 28/01/2004)

Vegetable market gain popularity among women, by Bishwo Mani Pokharel & Aman Koirala (kp 28/01/2004)

Agriculture fair in Jhapa boosts market (ht 27/01/2004)

After South, farmers now struggling against hybrid seeds from North (kp 27/01/2004)

Random use of pesticides for vegetable farming continues (ht 25/01/2004)

Farmers plea: Extend irrigation facility, by Milan Mani Sharma & Suresh Niraula (kp 25/01/2004)

Profitable year for paddy crop (ht 24/01/2004)

Impact of conflict on agriculture, by Arun Pandey (kp 23/01/2004)

Poverty alleviation & agriculture, by Dhruva Joshy (kp 21/01/2004)

Syangja oranges need market, by Bhawani Adhikari (ht 19/01/2004)

NFC price-fixing relives farmers in west, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 19/01/2004)

Junar output up in Ramechhap (ht 18/01/2004)

Transport problems hit potato seed market (ht 17/01/2004)

Substandard seeds leave land barren (kp 17/01/2004)

Use of pesticide on rise in Tanahun, by Madan Wagle (ht 14/01/2004)

Sugarcane farming declines by 40 pc (kp 15/01/2004)

Dairy business gets popular (ht 13/01/2004)

Paddy price-crash hits local farmers (kp 13/01/2004)

Lack of market affects farmers in Terai (kp 13/01/2004)

Tea farmers worried over possible price falls, by Lila Baral (kp 09/01/2004)

Cheap imports hit poultry farmers, by Rishi Baral (ht 06/01/2004)

Farmers, sugar mills failed to resolve dispute (kp 04/01/2004)

Substandard seeds leave farmers’ land barren, by Sudarshan Rijal (kp 03/01/2004)

Vegetable cultivation can be lucrative, by Devendra Barma (ht 02/01/2004)

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