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Nepal’s push to grow its seed sector is expanding to banking, with new financial measures expected to benefit seed companies across the country.

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Nepal will benefit from a new project that will strengthen the country’s seed and fertilizer sectors, boost farmer income and increase the country’s food security.

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Eleven seed companies shared progress and lessons learned in enhancing Nepal’s seed sector during a recent meeting held in Kathmandu, Nepal.

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Scientists from across South and Southeast Asia launched a new agenda earlier this week to boost community involvement in developing climate information and extension messaging services across the region.

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The Government of Nepal recently endorsed a new twenty-year agriculture development strategy that charts a progressive course of action to revitalize agriculture as an engine for economic growth and domestic food security.

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CSISA partnership with a young entrepreneur in Nepal helps keep other youths involved in Agriculture.

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Four Nepalese seed companies are showing signs of significant growth, with seed sales increasing nearly 60 percent since 2014.

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David Guerena recently joined CIMMYT as soil scientist-systems agronomist, he leads soils/nutrient management activities in Nepal.

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Small-scale mechanization is becoming more important on farms in Nepal as young people, particularly men, migrate away from rural areas in large numbers.

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CSISA’s Earthquake Recovery Support Program has helped more than 40,000 farmers in earthquake-hit areas of Nepal for over a year.

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HTMA’s annual review and planning meeting was held in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 25-26 July 2016.

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CIMMYT and partners are supporting the expansion of registered hybrid maize and to help increase the crop’s productivity throughout the country.

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Farmers in Nepal are benefiting from the work done by the Cereal Systems Initiative of South Asia (CSISA).

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Cornell University’s Linda McCandless describes some of the agricultural challenges Nepalese farmers face after the devastating 2015 earthquake

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USAID-Nepal has provided US$1 million to the CIMMYT-led Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia in Nepal (CSISA-NP) for earthquake relief and recovery.