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This book addresses the significant challenges faced by Nepal's agriculture sector, including political changes, regional geopolitical interests, technical inadequacies, and poor governance. Comprehensive sectoral restructuring, political commitment, new institutional and legal frameworks, and governance reforms are essential, while carefully navigating regional geopolitical complexities. The book provides a roadmap for restructuring Nepal's agriculture sector, with scientifically robust chapters, that address policy and climate change issues, and align with national policies. It serves as a blueprint for tackling food insecurity in developing countries, particularly in South Asia, facing similar research, policy, and geopolitical challenges.
List of contents
Agronomy, Plant Breeding and Resource Management.- Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management.- Soil and Water Management.- Opportunities for Employment and Income Generation, Business Development, and Export through High Value Fruits and Commercial Farming.- Lessons from International Collaboration on Capacity Building within Agriculture, Environment, and Climate Change.- Can Organic Agriculture Feed the Growing Human Population?.- Agricultural Mechanization.- Moving towards Digital and Precision Agriculture in Nepal.- A Roadmap for Research, Development and Commercialization of Non-ruminants and Poultry Sector in Nepal.- Prospects of Livestock Breeding in Nepal.- Feeding Livestock and Fishery in a Sustainable and Productive Manner.- Advancing Sustainable Aquaculture System in Nepal.- Developing and Scaling Aquaculture Sustainably: A Roadmap for Nepal with Learnings from Timor-Leste s Aquaculture Model.- Restructuring Higher Education in Livestock Science in Nepal.- Laws and Regulations for Agriculture Education.- Gender Dimension and Research-education-extension in Agriculture: Policy Perspectives.- Developing and Implementing Agriculture Insurance Programs to Protect Farmers against Crop and Livestock Failures due to Extreme Climate and Price and Market Uncertainties.- Global Export and Trade of Agriculture and Forest Products.- Under the Shadow of Geo-politics: Challenges and Opportunities for Agriculture Sector Transformation in Nepal.- Investment in Agriculture Sector Transformation in Nepal.- Innovative Extension and Scaling Up Techniques.- An Integrated Roadmap for Research and Development and its Implementation in Nepal.
