Nepal
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“Better, faster, equitable, sustainable” – wheat research community partners join to kick off new breeding project
Collaboration, partnership and mutual learning with national partners key focus of new project to accelerate breeding and delivery of improved wheat varieties.
Supporting smallholder farmers to better combat drought
CSISA project suggests pathways to remove barriers inhibiting full use of groundwater irrigation infrastructure in Nepal’s Terai region.
Gauging the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on farming communities and agribusinesses in Nepal
A survey conducted by CIMMYT researchers collected insights from over 200 key value-chain market actors.
Mechanized harvesting fuels rural prosperity in Nepal
The tractor-mounted reaper saves farmers time and money and offers new sources of income.
Small but mighty
The introduction of mung bean has transformed rice-wheat food systems in Nepal and has been one of the major successes of the Agronomy and Seed Scaling project.
Stripe rust hits wheat crop in Nepal
Source: Seed Quest (27 May 2020)
Nepal Agricultural Research Council and CIMMYT scientists suspect new races of stripe and leaf rust in the Nepal hills and terai in the recent 2020 wheat season.
New publications: Gender differentiated small-scale farm mechanization in Nepal hills
Adoption of mini-tiller is significantly lower in female-headed households, CIMMYT researchers find.
Blast and rust forecast
New project to deliver wheat disease warnings directly to farmers’ phones in Bangladesh and Nepal.
Collective efforts to fight fall armyworm in Nepal
Stakeholders work together to strengthen systems for detecting, mitigating and managing the invasion of the destructive pest.