With 57.5% of agricultural households in Nepal owning less than 0.1 hectares of land, smallholder farmers struggle to access markets and secure fair prices, leaving them vulnerable to middlemen and unstable incomes.
Nepal’s progress in digital agriculture is notable, though there is a long way ahead before the use of agri-tech solutions becomes more integrated in Nepal’s farming.
By working together, the private sector and the agriculture industry can help to improve agricultural practices, increase productivity, and create more sustainable and profitable farming systems.
The biggest challenge to the development of agro-tourism remains the low awareness amongst farmers about the benefits and profit of agro-tourism.
The biggest challenge to the development of agro-tourism remains the low awareness amongst farmers about the benefits and profit of agro-tourism.
The prime focus of the government at this stage is to develop competitiveness of smallholder farmers to enter into markets, generation of skilled labor in agriculture and to some extent establish effective value chains.