From high school, Nepali students memorise that Nepal is an ‘agricultural country’, and that 80% of the population is engaged in farming. While it is true that most Nepalis are still dependent on ...

Nep Bahadur Chaudhary and his wife Rupa Chaudhary at their banana plantation. Democracy is expensive and funding political activities can be costly, which is why some local leaders in western Nepal ...

When Nepal's first olive farm opened to produce extra-virgin oil from trees planted on the slopes of the Himalayas, the sceptics said it couldn't be done. But 17 years later Himalaya Plantations -- ...

The Himalayan village of Samjung was perched in a wind-carved valley in Nepal's Upper Mustang, more than 13,000 feet above sea level. Gyalgen Lama was a third-generation tenant farmer in Nepal's ...

Despite the misgivings of conservationists and non-governmental organisations, Nepal is about to embark upon the commercial farming of wild animals, including a number of endangered species. Decades ...

OKAYAMA—Monorails are a common sight in the Setouchi region, hauling tangerines up and down orchard-covered slopes, but these contraptions may soon be put to work on Earth’s mightiest mountain range.

Farmers are getting help to irrigate their land and protect crops from pests and extreme weather, enabling them to earn more and reducing the need to seek work in India PYUTHAN, Nepal, Jan 6 (Thomson ...

JUMLA, Nepal: An increasing number of farmers in Jumla are turning to fish farming to achieve self-reliance, particularly focusing on rainbow trout suited to the district’s cold climate. Devendra Raj ...