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Cereal seed value chains in Nepal
Nutrition, health and food security
A new study provides deeper insights into improving the performance of the countryâs rice and maize seed value chains.
Managing seeds and agricultural losses in the wake of extreme climate events: Lessons from Nepal
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Assessment of floods in Nepal in October of 2021, which affected seed availability, give clues about actions to mitigate the impact of similar climate shocks on smallholder farmers.
2022 Excellence in International Service Award
Environmental health and biodiversity
This award recognizes outstanding contributions to plant pathology by APS members for countries other than their own. Contributions may have been made through collaborative projects, sabbaticals, short- and long-term assignments with educational or governmental agencies, including, but not limited to, international centers and research institutes.
A climate-smart remodeling of South Asiaâs rice-wheat cropping is urgent
Environmental health and biodiversity
Multiple studies show conventional farming practices degrade soils, deplete aquifers and feed rampant greenhouse gas emissions.
MARPLE reaches South Asia
Capacity development
Nepali researchers get trained on rapid diagnostics tool and get ready to monitor yellow rust in the 2022/23 wheat season.
A new seed policy ushers in a new era of hybrid seed business in Nepal
Capacity development
Source: Agrilinks (26 Apr 2022)
A change in policy by the Nepalese government in February 2022 opens up space for private seed companies to be involved in seed variety development, evaluation and distribution to farmers.
Bending gender norms: womenâs engagement in agriculture
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we spoke to Pragya Timsina about how womenâs participation in agriculture is evolving across the Eastern Gangetic Plains and her findings which will be included in a paper coming out later this year: âNecessity as a driver of bending agricultural gender norms in South Asiaâ.
Shifting to quality protein maize diet can provide cost-benefit for the poultry feed industry in Nepal
Capacity development
Study evaluates the advantages of biofortified maize and its implications in poultry farming.
Taming wheat blast
Environmental health and biodiversity
Researchers point out the future of the disease, the ways to manage it and prevent it from spreading â within and across continents.
Building resilient and sustainable irrigation for food security in Nepal
Climate adaptation and mitigation
A new initiative will monitor groundwater and will provide a framework for sustainable irrigation practices.
Capturing a clearer picture
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Researchers, extension services, partners and policymakers can better support feminization of agriculture processes in the Indo-Gangetic Plains through improved research and recommendations.
Cereal grain harvesting and post-harvest machinery in Nepal
Poverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs
National value chain study presents an overview of the countryâs maize, wheat and rice harvesting equipment, from manufacturing and imports to farm-level service provision.
Hybrid seed production and marketing advances
Capacity development
Fostering private sector engagement to develop and scale locally-produced hybrids seeds in Nepal.
Hands-on experience in seed production
Capacity development
Postgraduate students visit a hybrid maize seed company as part of drive to enhance partnerships between Nepalâs agricultural universities and the seed industry.
A challenge solved
Environmental health and biodiversity
Massive study of breeding lines across environments pinpoints genomic regions associated with yield potential and stress-resilience in bread wheat.
