Author details
Author Chaudhary, Pashupati |
Available item(s) by this author
Refine your searchIntegrated Home Garden for Enhancing Livelihoods of Smallholders / Roshan Pudasaini, ; Suman S. Manandhar, ; Ram B. Rana ; Chaudhary, Pashupati
in Proceedigs of the Eighth National Horticulture Seminar on Horticulture Development Towards the Pace of National Economic Growth, Khumaltar, Lalitpur and Kirtipur, Kathmandu, 18-20 March 2013 (5-7 Chaitra 2069) / Nepal Horticulture Society
Title : Integrated Home Garden for Enhancing Livelihoods of Smallholders Material Type: printed text Authors: Roshan Pudasaini,, Author ; Suman S. Manandhar,, Author ; Ram B. Rana, Author ; Chaudhary, Pashupati, Author Pagination: 149-154 p. Languages : English (eng) Keywords: Home Garden, Nutrition, Income, Disadvantaged groups, Empowerment Abstract: Agriculture is the mainstay of livelihoods for more than 60% of the population in Nepal. More than
50% of farming households own less than I ha of land that is often insufficient to feed their family
throughout the year. LI-BIRD has been implementing the Home Garden project in Nepal since 2002
with an aim of enhancing nutritional securiiy of smallholders by increasing their on-farm biodiversity
which will increase nutritional security. Approximately, 78% households in Nepal possess home
garden, which occupies only 2-1 I% of the total landholding of an individual household. Although
more than 80% households of Nepal have home gardens with the size less than 0.5 ha, it contributes
60% of the total vegetable and fruit consumption of a family. Integrated home gardens can contribute
to nutritional and economic security of impact group, especially disadvantaged families (discriminated
by caste/gender and economically poor, geographic location) by strengthening their individual and
institutional capacity to effectively manage on-farm agro-biodiversity. ·
Increasing trend of male migration has led women to manage home garden diversity in vegetables,
fruits, small animals, mushroom, and fodder tr.ees in their home gardens, which has subsequently led
to enhanced family dietary diversity. Almost 60% households have added minimum of 10 new species
of vegetables and fruits into their home gardens over the period of three years (2006-08). The
households involved in sale of surplus home garden products have increased from 15% to 78% with
65% of them earning between NRs. 2,000 to NRs. IO,OOO, which signals that home garden could be a
stepping stone for commercialization of agriculture for smallholder farming households. Similarly,
almost 90% of the households that used to buy or borrow vegetables from market or naighbours have
increased self-sufficiency in vegetable and reduced the expenditure for vegetable by at least 50%.
Home garden project has erizpowered women and their leadership & management role is now well
recognized by public and the government.Link for e-copy: http://elibrary.narc.gov.np/?r=1591 Integrated Home Garden for Enhancing Livelihoods of Smallholders [printed text] / Roshan Pudasaini,, Author ; Suman S. Manandhar,, Author ; Ram B. Rana, Author ; Chaudhary, Pashupati, Author . - [s.d.] . - 149-154 p.
in Proceedigs of the Eighth National Horticulture Seminar on Horticulture Development Towards the Pace of National Economic Growth, Khumaltar, Lalitpur and Kirtipur, Kathmandu, 18-20 March 2013 (5-7 Chaitra 2069) / Nepal Horticulture Society
Languages : English (eng)
Keywords: Home Garden, Nutrition, Income, Disadvantaged groups, Empowerment Abstract: Agriculture is the mainstay of livelihoods for more than 60% of the population in Nepal. More than
50% of farming households own less than I ha of land that is often insufficient to feed their family
throughout the year. LI-BIRD has been implementing the Home Garden project in Nepal since 2002
with an aim of enhancing nutritional securiiy of smallholders by increasing their on-farm biodiversity
which will increase nutritional security. Approximately, 78% households in Nepal possess home
garden, which occupies only 2-1 I% of the total landholding of an individual household. Although
more than 80% households of Nepal have home gardens with the size less than 0.5 ha, it contributes
60% of the total vegetable and fruit consumption of a family. Integrated home gardens can contribute
to nutritional and economic security of impact group, especially disadvantaged families (discriminated
by caste/gender and economically poor, geographic location) by strengthening their individual and
institutional capacity to effectively manage on-farm agro-biodiversity. ·
Increasing trend of male migration has led women to manage home garden diversity in vegetables,
fruits, small animals, mushroom, and fodder tr.ees in their home gardens, which has subsequently led
to enhanced family dietary diversity. Almost 60% households have added minimum of 10 new species
of vegetables and fruits into their home gardens over the period of three years (2006-08). The
households involved in sale of surplus home garden products have increased from 15% to 78% with
65% of them earning between NRs. 2,000 to NRs. IO,OOO, which signals that home garden could be a
stepping stone for commercialization of agriculture for smallholder farming households. Similarly,
almost 90% of the households that used to buy or borrow vegetables from market or naighbours have
increased self-sufficiency in vegetable and reduced the expenditure for vegetable by at least 50%.
Home garden project has erizpowered women and their leadership & management role is now well
recognized by public and the government.Link for e-copy: http://elibrary.narc.gov.np/?r=1591 E-copies
http://nkcs.org.np/narc/dl/?r=1591URLE-copies
http://nkcs.org.np/narc/dl/?r=2065URLPlanting Materials Seed Systems of Finger Millet, Rice and Taro in Jumla, Kaski and Bara Districts of Nepal Bimal / Baniya, B.K. in Nepal Agriculture Research Journal, Vol. 6 (2005)
Title : Planting Materials Seed Systems of Finger Millet, Rice and Taro in Jumla, Kaski and Bara Districts of Nepal Bimal Material Type: printed text Authors: Baniya, B.K., Author ; ,Tiwari, R.K., Author ; Chaudhary, Pashupati, Author ; Shrestha, Surendra K., Author Publication Date: 2005 Article on page: 39-48 p Languages : English (eng) Keywords: Seed flow, seed production, selection, storage, system Abstract: Formal and informal seed supply systems of rice (Jumla, Bara and Kaski), finger millet and taro
(Kaski) were studied in three ecosites of Nepal during 1999-2001 to understand the processes of
seed flow, seed production, seed selection and storage systems. A survey was conducted at 48 to
96 households. Informal seed supply was the only system in Jumla and Kaski and formal system
existed only in Bara. The main sources of seed were farmer’s own saved seed (67-91%), seed
from neighbors and relatives. Exchange of germplasm was the main basis of fulfillment from other
sources. All farmers obtained seed from their own village, while farmers introduced
materials occasionally from outside village. Most of the farmers followed seed selection before
or after crop harvest. Rice field selection and plant selection based on a fixed set of criteria
was the common practice. Non lodged plants with more grain per panicle, bold grains, well-matured
and uniform plants, long panicle, true to type, good looking grains, free from diseases and insects
were the main rice seed selection criteria. All farmers from both sites stored rice seeds by local
methods in the locally available containers. Mor and Mudkothi are the special straw containers to
store rice seed in Bara. Dhara is a special mud structure used to store rice seeds in Jumla. Finger
millet seed supply system was mostly similar to that of rice seed system. Ninety one percent
farmers saved seed for their own use; however, many of them changed finger millet seeds lots or
varieties regularly for their particular plot. Ears selection during harvest by set criteria for
seed purpose was the common practice. Farmers stored finger millet seed carefully in small locally
available containers and tried their best to maintain the quality of seed during different stage of
seed production. Taro has diverse planting materials: cormels, corms with eyes, suckers and corm
with small cormels. Taro planting materials management is totally informal and almost 89% farmers
saved these materials for their use and replaced them mostly after 3 years. Farmers had fixed
criteria of corms and cormels selection for planting purpose and focus and more on disease
free. Storage of planting materials was locally by using local materials and methods.
Understanding of seed system in various crops helps to develop conservation strategy.Link for e-copy: http://elibrary.narc.gov.np/?r=60
in Nepal Agriculture Research Journal > Vol. 6 (2005) . - 39-48 p[article] Planting Materials Seed Systems of Finger Millet, Rice and Taro in Jumla, Kaski and Bara Districts of Nepal Bimal [printed text] / Baniya, B.K., Author ; ,Tiwari, R.K., Author ; Chaudhary, Pashupati, Author ; Shrestha, Surendra K., Author . - 2005 . - 39-48 p.
Languages : English (eng)
in Nepal Agriculture Research Journal > Vol. 6 (2005) . - 39-48 p
Keywords: Seed flow, seed production, selection, storage, system Abstract: Formal and informal seed supply systems of rice (Jumla, Bara and Kaski), finger millet and taro
(Kaski) were studied in three ecosites of Nepal during 1999-2001 to understand the processes of
seed flow, seed production, seed selection and storage systems. A survey was conducted at 48 to
96 households. Informal seed supply was the only system in Jumla and Kaski and formal system
existed only in Bara. The main sources of seed were farmer’s own saved seed (67-91%), seed
from neighbors and relatives. Exchange of germplasm was the main basis of fulfillment from other
sources. All farmers obtained seed from their own village, while farmers introduced
materials occasionally from outside village. Most of the farmers followed seed selection before
or after crop harvest. Rice field selection and plant selection based on a fixed set of criteria
was the common practice. Non lodged plants with more grain per panicle, bold grains, well-matured
and uniform plants, long panicle, true to type, good looking grains, free from diseases and insects
were the main rice seed selection criteria. All farmers from both sites stored rice seeds by local
methods in the locally available containers. Mor and Mudkothi are the special straw containers to
store rice seed in Bara. Dhara is a special mud structure used to store rice seeds in Jumla. Finger
millet seed supply system was mostly similar to that of rice seed system. Ninety one percent
farmers saved seed for their own use; however, many of them changed finger millet seeds lots or
varieties regularly for their particular plot. Ears selection during harvest by set criteria for
seed purpose was the common practice. Farmers stored finger millet seed carefully in small locally
available containers and tried their best to maintain the quality of seed during different stage of
seed production. Taro has diverse planting materials: cormels, corms with eyes, suckers and corm
with small cormels. Taro planting materials management is totally informal and almost 89% farmers
saved these materials for their use and replaced them mostly after 3 years. Farmers had fixed
criteria of corms and cormels selection for planting purpose and focus and more on disease
free. Storage of planting materials was locally by using local materials and methods.
Understanding of seed system in various crops helps to develop conservation strategy.Link for e-copy: http://elibrary.narc.gov.np/?r=60
Title : Proceedings of international workshop on opportunities and challanges of organic production and marketing in South Asia Material Type: printed text Authors: Chaudhary, Pashupati ; , Publisher: Kathmandu : Nepal Permaculture Group (NPG) Publication Date: 2008 Pagination: 178 Keywords: Organic agriculture; Composts; Nitrogen fixation; Farming systems Proceedings of international workshop on opportunities and challanges of organic production and marketing in South Asia [printed text] / Chaudhary, Pashupati ; , . - Kathmandu : Nepal Permaculture Group (NPG), 2008 . - 178.
Keywords: Organic agriculture; Composts; Nitrogen fixation; Farming systems Copies (1)
Barcode Call number Media type Location Section Status NR-942 NR-942, Document NARC Library Documents Available
