Tuesday, 30 June 2020 15:07
Reducing Pesticide in the Farm: Working approach in Somadhi and Mujhung VDCs of Palpa District
Written by vsharma- Type: Report/Publication, Country Publication
- Source: Health and Technical Education Development Centre (HTEDC) Palpa
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- Focal Areas: Land Degradation, Chemicals and Waste
- Countries: Nepal
With the funding support from Global Environment Facility-Small Grant Programme of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Health and Technical Education Development Centre Palpa (HTEDC) carried out a project on reducing harmful chemicals from soil. The two-year project was implemented in Somadi and Mujhung VDCs, currently Rainadevi Chhahara Village Municipality ward no 2 (Somadhi) and 5 (Mujhung) of the Palpa District. The project encouraged the farmers to practice commercial organic vegetable and mushroom farming to improve quality of soil and their health by giving up the use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers and switching to organic farming. his report discusses the project’s approaches, methodologies, results, and the outlines ways forward.