Paving Way for utilization of neglected and underutilized crop, Amaranth
On 11th June 2017, LI-BIRD, in coordination with Seed Quality Control Centre (SQCC), organized a field visit programme for the team of Variety Release and Registration Committee (VRRC). The programme was organized to share the finding of the research on Amaranth...
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Paving Way for utilization of neglected and underutilized crop, Amaranth
On 11th June 2017, LI-BIRD, in coordination with Seed Quality Control Centre (SQCC), organized a field visit programme for the team of Variety Release and Registration Committee (VRRC). The programme was organized to share the finding of the research on Amaranth...
Concepts & Tools
The project is utilizing and innovating on a variety of participatory tools and approaches for sustainable management of agrobiodiversity in the mountain environments
Mandate Crops
The Local Crop Project focuses its research and promotion work on neglected and underutilized species specifically adapted to high mountain cold environments
Project Sites
The project works in Humla, Jumla, Lamjung and Dolakha, four districts representing the different rainfed regimes of the mountain areas of Nepal spanning from the east to the western Himalayas
Paving Way for utilization of neglected and underutilized crop, Amaranth
On 11th June 2017, LI-BIRD, in coordination with Seed Quality Control Centre (SQCC), organized a field visit programme for the team of Variety Release and Registration Committee (VRRC). The programme was organized to share the finding of the research on Amaranth...
Traditional Practices of Bean Production: An option for Diversity Rich Solution to Combat Stresses
Bean is one of the important pulse crops with good economic value and high export potential in Western Nepal especially in Jumla and Humla. Beans are usually used as dal, soup and for porridge. The cultivation practices of landraces mixture have been passed down since...
Paving Way for utilization of neglected and underutilized crop, Amaranth
On 11th June 2017, LI-BIRD, in coordination with Seed Quality Control Centre (SQCC), organized a field visit programme for the team of Variety Release and Registration Committee (VRRC). The programme was organized to share the finding of the research on Amaranth...
Traditional Practices of Bean Production: An option for Diversity Rich Solution to Combat Stresses
Bean is one of the important pulse crops with good economic value and high export potential in Western Nepal especially in Jumla and Humla. Beans are usually used as dal, soup and for porridge. The cultivation practices of landraces mixture have been passed down since...
Food Fair: An Initiative For Promotion Of Traditional Food Products
Smartly clad in traditional ‘Gurung’ (an ethnicity of Nepal) dresses, Sita Gurung, Babita Gurung and Lilu Gurung of Ghanapokhara, Lamjung, were preparing various food items of local crops in a stall. A curious group of onlookers were observing the food items, and...
Mandate Crops
The Local Crop Project focuses its research and promotion work on neglected and underutilized species specifically adapted to high mountain cold environments
Concepts & Tools
The project is utilizing and innovating on a variety of participatory tools and approaches for sustainable management of agrobiodiversity in the mountain environments
Project Sites
The project works in Humla, Jumla, Lamjung and Dolakha, four districts representing the different rainfed regimes of the mountain areas of Nepal spanning from the east to the western Himalayas