Home Gardens in Nepal

Table 1. Wild vegetables found in the uncultivated forms in the area. Local Name Botanical Name Plant type Edible parts Uses Sis ...

Table 2. Toxic wild foods used by Chepang households SN Name of toxic wild foods Level of poison Remarks 1 2 3 4 5 Githa Jyar Bh ...

forestry Foundation (NAF) research site at Gajuri, ICIMOD/NARC demonstration site at Paireni and Lumle Agriculture Research Stat ...

system and bee keeping were promoted. Fodder and forage plantations around homesteads was prioritized. Improvements in income st ...

CONCLUSION Chepangs are one of the most disadvantaged tribal communities in Nepal. The majority of the households practice shif ...

REFERENCES CBS, 2003. Statistical Year Book of Nepal. Central Bureau of Statistics, National Planning Commission Secretariat, HM ...

46 Annex 1. Seasonal calendar showing the dependency of Chepang households in wild foods (Tanahun ) Wild food Baishak 16Apr-15 M ...

47 Annex 2. Showing the dependency on wild foods after intervention Wild foods Baishak 16Apr-15 May Jestha 16 May-15 Jun Ashar 1 ...

Home Gardening as a Household Nutrient Garden Krishna G.C. ABSTRACT Home garden is an integrated system which comprises differen ...

SITUATION OF MALNUTRITION IN NEPAL Demographic Health Survey, 2001 shows that 50.5 percent of below five children are stunted, 4 ...

which is indicated by a swelling of the thyroid gland. IDD also contributes to low birth weight, inhibits body growth in childre ...

Table 3. Contribution of foods to daily intake of selected nutrients Vitamin A (as B-carotene) Red /orange/yellow fruits and veg ...

supply most of a family’s nutrition requirements in a sustainable manner.The value of organic food is well appreciated by consum ...

Farmer's Experience on Homegarden Improvement Surya Adhikari Home garden is a land surrounding the home of a farmer where he get ...

Status of Home Gardens of Nepal: Findings of Baseline Survey Conducted in Four Sites of Home Garden Project Resham Gautam, Rojee ...

Despite being an integral part of the Nepalese farming systems and playing an important role in the livelihood of the community, ...

case of Hill region) were considered for the purpose. These strata were defined by the project based on the premise that, econom ...

0.015-0.5 ha in Vietnam (Trinh et al., 2002), 0.01-0.5 ha in Ethiopia (Asfaw, 2002) and less than 0.5 ha in Kerala, India (KSLUB ...

consumption as well as high input-based commercial gardens focused on a few crops for marketing purposes. There were no signific ...

Sources of Seeds/planting materials Home gardeners maintain and keep seeds of 52-70% of the total number of species grown on the ...