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Farming method in the Indo-Gangetic plains discussed Lalitpur, Sept. 3 (RSS): A workshop was held here today with the objective of formulating an action plan for Nepal in the context of accelerating adoption of zero-tillage in rice-wheat systems in the Indo-Gagnetic plains. Attending the workshop held under the joint auspices of the South Asian Regional Office in Kathmandu under the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) and the Nepal Agriculture Research Council (NARC) were 30 persons including representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Cimmyt, Massey University of New Zealand, NARC and journalists. As there will be savings in the expenditure incurred in the preparation of land, irrigation, seeds and fertilisers and the cost of production decreases under zero tillage technology as compared to the conventional way of growing crops, it is becoming increasingly popular among the farmers of South Asian countries. According to data, paddy and wheat are grown using this technology on 12 million hectares of land in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal. In Nepal also, crops have been grown on trial basis for the last few years at Bhairahawa and Parwanipur through the zero tillage method. At the workshop, discussions were held on the working papers presented on this technology. On the occasion, regional representative of CIMMYT Dr. Peter Hobbs shed light on the objectives and financial aspect of the workshop and said that this technology will be helpful in raising the living standard of farmers, alleviation of poverty and increasing of food security. Ashraf Chaudhari of Massey University, New Zealand shed light on the role of the University in the project and said that the technology was highly useful from the environmental point of view and had been adopted in thousands of hectares of land. NARC executive director Dhruva Raj Joshi presided over the function. Other Stories |
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