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Paddy production expected to decline (Kathmandu Post, 28/12/2001)

Poultry farmers hit hard by eggs imports, by Prem Kumar Luitel (Kathmandu Post, 26/12/2001)
See also Kanchanpur faces eggs shortage (Rising Nepal, 26/12/2001)

Farmers reel under slumping agro-prices, by Madhav Dhungana (Kathmandu Post, 24/12/2001)

Plight Of Agriculture Workers: Urgency For Redress, by Rajkumar K.C (Rising Nepal, 23/12/2001)

Time to act for farm workers, by Rajkumar K.C. (Rising Nepal, 14/12/2001)

Farmers sell paddy at throw-away prices (Kathmandu Post, 04/12/2001)

Expert System In Agriculture, by Anoj Chhetri (Rising Nepal, 29/11/2001)

Sindhupalchowk farmers drawn towards coffee cultivation (Rising Nepal, 23/11/2001)

Dwindling pasture land affects Kimathanka farmers (Kathmandu Post, 14/11/2001)

Wheat seeds to farmers (Kathmandu Post, 11/11/2001)

Farmers pressed under slumping agro-prices (Kathmandu Post, 09/11/2001)

Farmers attracted towards ginger cultivation in Kailali (Kathmandu Post, 29/10/2001)

Jute cultivation on the verge of extinction (Kathmandu Post, 21/10/2001)

Dependency on agriculture likely to go down in Mini Census, by Subas Risal (Kathmandu Post, 06/10/2001)

Generating Improved Technology, by Khilendra Basnyat (Rising Nepal, 03/10/2001)

Poverty reduction and agricultural sector, by Chandi Prasad Aryal (Kathmandu Post, 15/09/2001)

Cardamom farmers skeptical about the market (Kathmandu Post, 10/09/2001)

Constraints of Nepalese Agriculture: Some Future Strategies, by Poshendra Satyal Pravat (Rising Nepal, 09/09/2001)

Food production to fall by 25 pc in eastern Terai, by Nityananda Timsina (Kathmandu Post, 06/09/2001)
See also Lower grain output (Kathmandu Post, 07/09/2001)

Lack of milk market leaves milk farmers disappointed, by Mahendra Thapa (Kathmandu Post, 04/09/2001)

Much show, less substance, by Rajat Sharma (Kathmandu Post, 31/08/2001)

Yak farming on the decline in Taplejung (Kathmandu Post, 28/08/2001)

Vegetable Marketing In Kathmandu Valley, by Indira Shrestha (Rising Nepal, 24/08/2001)

Natural and Agricultural Resource Management: Integrated Approach Necessary, by Poshendra Satyal Pravat (Rising Nepal, 18/08/2001)

Use of hybrid seeds on the rise despite faultfinding (Kathmandu Post, 10/08/2001)
See also Hybrid seeds crucial to end food scarcity (Kathmandu Post, 14/08/2001)

Missing link in agricultural development, by Tika Karki (Kathmandu Post, 28/07/2001)

Agricultural Marketing in Kathmandu Valley, by Shyam K. Upadhyaya (Rising Nepal, 27/07/2001)

Paddy production likely to decrease in Terai (Rising Nepal, 23/07/2001)
See also Inadequate rainfall hits paddy transplantation (Kathmandu Post, 24/07/2001), Low precipitation affects paddy plantation (Kathmandu Post, 28/07/2001), Paddy awaits to be transplanted in 70 pc of arable land (Kathmandu Post, 30/07/2001)

Coldwater Fisheries Potentials For Development, by Ratna Bir Tamrakar (Rising Nepal, 21/07/2001)

Low rainfall affects paddy plantation in Banke (Kathmandu Post, 19/07/2001)

Increasing Agricultural Productivity: High Priority Essential, by Khilendra Basnyat (Rising Nepal, 18/07/2001)

Feature Sustainable Agriculture & Food Security The Necessity, by Poshendra Satyal Pravat (Rising Nepal, 16/07/2001)

Fertilizer Related Problems In Nepal, by Ganesh Shakya (Rising Nepal, 15/07/2001)

Low monsoon rains likely to take heavy toll on paddy crop, by Razen Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 15/07/2001)

Officials gearing up for Agriculture Census, by Subas Risal (Kathmandu Post, 12/07/2001)

Crop insurance, an overview, by Vijaya R Mathema (Kathmandu Post, 11/07/2001)

Indigenous Farming Faces Crisis: Fight Against Patent Of Seeds (Rising Nepal, 09/07/2001)

Low wheat price hits farmers (Kathmandu Post, 29/06/2001)

Fertilizer supply inadequate despite govt claims, by Rajeeb Tamrakar (Kathmandu Post, 26/06/2001)

Sindhuli farmers face shortage of pineapple mart (Rising Nepal, 25/06/2001)

Cucumber farming in Deurali VDC booming (Rising Nepal, 25/06/2001)

Indian agriculture export policy could affect Nepal, by Bhaskar Sharma (Kathmandu Post, 22/06/2001)

Harmful Effects Of Pesticides, by Indra Prasad Subedi (Rising Nepal, 13/06/2001)

Farmers attracted to mulberry farming (Kathmandu Post, 30/05/2001)

Low food grain prices mar agro-growth (Kathmandu Post, 19/05/2001)

Foodgrain production expected to increase (Rising Nepal, 18/05/2001)

The Western ‘vikasi’ Practices Are Destroying Eastern Agricultural Bases (Rising Nepal, 16/05/2001)
Letter by Stephen Mikesell

Niger Seeds: A Source Of National Income, by Ganesh Shakya (Rising Nepal, 12/05/2001)

Subsidy hinders development ? (Kathmandu Post, 11/05/2001)
Letter by Pitamber P Acharya, Executive Director, DEPROSC-Nepal

Farmers worried over low vegetable price (Kathmandu Post, 10/05/2001)

Surgarcane farming profitable (Kathmandu Post, 06/05/2001)

PPR kills sheep, goats (Kathmandu Post, 05/05/2001)

Agricultural Perspective Plan: Budget Crunch, Major Setback, by Uttam Maharjan (Rising Nepal, 30/04/2001)

Agriculture growth depressing: NPC, by Prem Khanal (Kathmandu Post, 29/04/2001)
See also editorial Low agricultural growth (Kathmandu Post, 30/04/2001)

Subsidy removal: Is it justified? by Bhaskar Sharma (Kathmandu Post, 27/04/2001)

Irrigation subsidies to be reintroduced, by Prem Khanal (Kathmandu Post, 19/04/2001)
But see also ADB, govt clash over irrigation subsidy, by Prem Khanal & Bhaskar Sharma (Kathmandu Post, 20/04/2001), editorial Subsidies still needed (Kathmandu Post, 21/04/2001) and Good and bad subsidies, letter by Richard Vokes, Resident Representative, ADB (Kathmandu Post, 26/04/2001) as well as reply to this letter by Santanu Regmi Why ‘subsidy’ irritates donors ? (Kathmandu Post, 14/05/2001)

Sugarcane loses its sweet (Rising Nepal, 18/04/2001)

Cattle affected by foot and mouth disease (Rising Nepal, 18/04/2001)

Unknown disease kills thousands of sheep (Kathmandu Post, 17/04/2001)
See also Vets suspect spread of PPR disease in Humla (Kathmandu Post, 18/04/2001) and PPR disease flares up in Humla (Kathmandu Post, 19/04/2001) as well as editorial Treat them well (Kathmandu Post, 19/04/2001) and Humla DDC against mutton consumption (Kathmandu Post, 26/04/2001)

Unrestricted poultry imports jeopardise local industry, by Krishna Bhandari (Kathmandu Post, 02/04/2001)

Need for agricultural price policy, by Nanu Jha (Kathmandu Post, 31/03/2001)

Paddy price increased after army mobilization: Farmers feel relieved (Kathmandu Post, 30/03/2001)

Farmers declining from paddy cultivation (Kathmandu Post, 28/03/2001)

Nepal's agriculture in doldrums, by Shanker Man Singh (People's Review, 22/03/2001)

Cash crop marketing : Large cardamom, by Samba Dev Pant (Kathmandu Post, 18/03/2001)

Seeds in improving agricultural production, by Ajambar Rai (Kathmandu Post, 02/03/2001)
See also Seeds Of Growth, by Sanjaya Dhakal (Spotlight, 02/03/2001)

Hybrid seeds steadily replacing indigenous variety, by Ram Sharan Sedhai (Kathmandu Post, 21/02/2001)
See also editorial Protect indigenous seeds (Kathmandu Post, 22/02/2001)

Declining jute farming affects production (Kathmandu Post, 20/02/2001)

59 pc farmers use pesticides (Kathmandu Post, 17/02/2001)

Floriculture Development In Nepal, by Dibya Deo Bhatt (Spotlight, 16/02/2001)

Nepali agriculture economy, by Upendra Gautam and Shrish S. Rana (People's Review, 15/02/2001)
Book review of "Challenges to Farmer Managemed Irrigation System"

Organic growth, by Salil Subedi (Nepali Times, 02/02/2001)

Commercialization of agriculture stressed (Kathmandu Post, 30/01/2001)

AIC hikes urea price (Kathmandu Post, 26/01/2001)

Milk producers and dairy industry in trouble, by Ram Sharan Sedhai & Krishna Bhandari (Kathmandu Post, 20/01/2001)

Steep rise in vegetable prices (Kathmandu Post, 19/01/2001)

Farmers continue to suffer, by Ram Sharan Sedhai (Kathmandu Post, 19/01/2001)

Decision to dissolve APROSC (Rising Nepal, 13/01/2001)

Declining paddy price, woes of farmers, by Bipin Adhikari (Kathmandu Post, 06/01/2001)

Paddy prices down 5 yr low (Kathmandu Post, 03/01/2001)

Farmers lament low quality fertilizer in Morang, Sunsari (Kathmandu Post, 01/01/2001)