Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC)
A major step toward seed self-sufficiency
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Nepal boosts domestic maize hybrid seed production.
Nepal’s seed sector partners join forces to realize the National Seed Vision 2013-2025
Nutrition, health and food security
Halfway into Nepal’s 12-year plan to boost seed systems, partners review progress and plan the best way to meet targets.
System uses plants to lure fall armyworm away from maize fields
Innovations
Scientists in Nepal are evaluating push-pull cropping systems as a pest control method.
Looking forward, looking back
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Partners from four countries reflect and plan ahead after five years of the SRFSI project.
New digital maps to support soil fertility management in Nepal
Environmental health and biodiversity
The maps include information on soil PH, organic matter, total nitrogen, clay content and boron content.
CIMMYT projects working to enhance business agility of South Asian seed companies
Capacity development
Lack of availability of start-up working capital, business incentives in the sector, new technologies and required technical expertise limit the current seed value chain in Nepal.
Local businesses boost farmer access to quality seed in Nepal
Capacity development
The Nepal Seed and Fertilizer project is working with seed companies to build their capacity for both seed production and distribution.
Project to boost Nepal’s seed sector meets to discuss a way forward
Nutrition, health and food security
Eleven seed companies shared progress and lessons learned in enhancing Nepal’s seed sector during a recent meeting held in Kathmandu, Nepal.
The perilous life of aphids fascinates South Asian crop scientists
Capacity development
Among the world’s most destructive and hated crop pests, the sap-sucking insects known as aphids are engaged in dramatic evolutionary battles with predators that include wasps whose larvae hatch and pupate in aphid bodies, devouring them from inside.
6th CSISA wheat breeding meeting reviews gains in South Asia
Capacity development
On 11-12 September, 61 scientists from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal convened in Kathmandu, Nepal, for the 6th Wheat Breeding Review Meeting of the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) objective 4 program.
