Nepal is an agricultural country having 66 percent people directly engaged in farming. Farming is subsistent in nature and crop is mostly integrated with livestock. Most Nepalese farmers grow diversified crops in order to hedge against erratic and uncertain weather and other unfavourable agronomic conditions.
Nepal is called an agricultural country because: More than 70% of people are engaged in agriculture. 70% goods to export aboard comes from agriculture. More than 40% national revenue comes from agriculture.
Nepal is an agricultural country having 66 percent people directly engaged in farming. Most Nepalese farmers grow diversified crops in order to hedge against erratic and uncertain weather and other unfavourable agronomic conditions. Livestock is one of the important sources of cash income of the farm households.
Problems of Agriculture in Nepal
There is a massive shortage of distribution, extension channel, knowledge, production and competition. Additionally, there is also a lack of proper agricultural infrastructures like storage facilities, market centre, roads, telecommunication and irrigation networks.Cash-crop farming is the practice of growing crops to be sold for a profit. The word Food crops refers to a crop, such as rice or wheat, that is grown for human consumption . In the other hand , cash crops refers to a readily salable crop that is grown and gathered for the market (as vegetables or cotton or tobacco)!!
According to 2011 Agricultural Census of India, an estimated 61.5% of the 1300 million Indian population is rural and dependent on agriculture. The number of farming households is 159.6 million.
Graduated terrace steps are commonly used to farm on hilly or mountainous terrain. Terraced fields decrease both erosion and surface runoff, and may be used to support growing crops that require irrigation, such as rice.
It is also called the Himachal or
Lower Himalaya.
Lower Himalayan ranges are 60-80 km wide and about 2400 km in length. Elevations vary from 3,500 to 4,500 m above sea level.
Middle or the Lesser Himalaya.
| Important ranges of Lesser Himalayas | Region |
|---|
| Mahabharat Lekh | Nepal |
The Himalayan ranges has 3 important ranges- Himadri, Himachal and Siwalik, about 2400 km in lingth & width of 240-320 km. 3. The Greater Himalayas The greater Himalayas or Himadri or northern ranges, average 6000m in height and has the 3 highest mountain ranges of the world.
A dun is an ancient or medieval fort. The term comes from Irish dún or Scottish Gaelic dùn (meaning "fort"), and is cognate with Old Welsh din (whence Welsh dinas "city" comes). In some areas duns were built on any suitable crag or hillock, particularly south of the Firth of Clyde and the Firth of Forth.
The Middle or Lesser Himalaya, sometimes also called Himachal or Lower Himalaya lies between the Shiwaliks in the South and Greater Himalayas in the North. It runs almost parallel to both the ranges.
Describe the features of himachal or lesser himalayas
- it is the northern most range of himalayas and also known as inner or greater himalayas.
- the average height of the mountains is around 6000 meters from sea level.
- this range is home to loftiest mountains.
- a lot of glaciers are found in the himadri range and many rivers originate here.
Nepal is richly endowed with agro-biodiversity. Rice, maize, millet, wheat, barley and buckwheat are the major staple food crops. Similarly, oilseeds, potato, tobacco, sugarcane, jute and cotton are the important cash crops whereas lentil, gram, pigeon pea, blackgram, horsegram and soyben are the important pulse crops.
The region is home to iconic species such as the snow leopard, Bengal tiger and one-horned rhino, as well as millions of people.
- Continent. Asia.
- Species. Asian elephant, Snow leopard, Ganges River dolphin, Red panda, Bengal tiger, Greater one-horned rhino.
The Eastern Himalayas comprise the tracts of the Darjeeling Hills or North Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, and eastern Bhutan. The region is drained by the Brahmaputra river and its tributaries: the Teesta drains Sikkim and the Darjeeling areas, and the Manas drains part of Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh.
Himalayas are a type of young fold mountains. Fold mountains are formed due to collision of tectonic plates. When two tectonic plates collide they get compressed resulting in upliftment of Earth's crust. Young because Himalayas are still in the process of formation.
Geography. The Purvanchal Mountains cover the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Meghalaya. The range is an eastern extension of the Himalayan Range System, in north eastern India.
well as topographic complexity, contribute to the biological diversity of the mountains along their east-west and north- south axes. The flora and fauna of the Himalayas varies with rainfall, altitude and soils. The amount of yearly rainfall increases from west to east along the front of the range.
The Himalayas abound in economic resources. Those include pockets of rich arable land, extensive grasslands and forests, workable mineral deposits, easy-to-harness waterpower, and great natural beauty.
The Himalayas form a huge mountain range made up of minor ranges and surround the western and southern edges of the Tibetan Plateau. Stretching from mainland China in the east to Pakistan in the west, across Bhutan, Tibet, Nepal and northeast India, the range is the largest in the world, and exists wholly in Asia.
Farmers of Indian Himalayan region grow many fruit crops, including pomes (apple and pear) and stone fruits (peach, plum, apricot and cherry) in considerable quantity [7]; however apple has the preference over all other horticultural crops [8]. Worldwide, there are over 7,500 known cultivars of apples [9].
Anyway, here are my top 10 Himalayan Food.
- Dal Bhat (Lentil Soup) Cooked lentil soup (Dal) served with steamed rice (Bhat).
- Momo (Dumplings)
- Tea.
- Hard Dried Yak Cheese (Himalayan Candy)
- Paneer (Cottage Cheese)
- Wai Wai (Instant Noodles)
- Thukpa (Noodle Soup)
- Booze (Booze)
In the middle Himalayan valleys the average summer temperature is around 25 degree Celsius while the winters are really cold. And on the higher region of the middle Himalayas the summer temperature is recorded at around 15 to 18 degree Celsius while the winters are below freezing point.
About 80% of paddy is produced in the Terai region. Maize, millet and potato are basically hill crops. On the other hand, leading Cash crops which occupy 18% of the total arable land include sugarcane, jute, tobacco, tea, cotton, cardamom, fruits, etc. Most of these crops are produced in Terai.
Nepal is an agricultural country having 66 percent people directly engaged in farming. Farming is subsistent in nature and crop is mostly integrated with livestock. Nepal is richly endowed with agro-biodiversity. Rice, maize, millet, wheat, barley and buckwheat are the major staple food crops.
The agricultural productivity of the northern plain regions is very developed due to the fertile land surfaces. Different crops like; wheat,rice,jowar,bajra, different fruits and horticultural food products are harvested in the northern plain regions.
