Title: A Pilot Niger Seed Demonstration Project in Kavrepalanchowk and Makawanpur Districts.

Abstract: Niger is one of the oilseed crops successfully cultivated on poor/marginal lands in mid-hill and Terai. The main objectives of the project were to increase awareness about cultivation of Niger seed, motivate farmers towards Niger cultivation, create opportunity for additional cash income generation and contribute towards sustainable export of Niger seeds. A bottom-up planning approach with people's participation was adopted from the very beginning of the project. A Niger producer's group has been set up to encourage rural farmers to take up Niger cultivation. The group is a link point between seed collectors and traders/exporters. The link facilitated a steady flow of information about national/international market. A Niger cultivation manual containing useful information on Niger planting irrigation, plant protection and marketing has been published. 

_{Sponsored by: Trade Promotion Centre/Kathmandu. April 1996. 64p. Availability: Photocopy}

 

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