Thursday, August 15, 2013

Improved Seeds Programme for Farmers in Gulmi, Arghakhanchi, Rukum, Rolpa, Salyan and Pyuthan

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Improved Seeds Programme for Farmers in Gulmi, Arghakhanchi, Rukum, Rolpa, Salyan and Pyuthan

Improved Seeds Programme for Farmers in Gulmi, Arghakhanchi, Rukum, Rolpa, Salyan and Pyuthan

"The Ministry of Agriculture Development, Small Farmer Development Bank and Nepal Agriculture Cooperative Central Association signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Wednesday to implement “Improved Seeds Programme for Farmers” in six districts.

The districts are Gulmi, Arghakhanchi, Rukum, Rolpa, Salyan and Pyuthan. The programme will be launched in 30 VDCs of these districts. It is aimed at raising living standard of the people by making available improved seeds and ensuring availability of micro credits. A total of 18,000 households are expected to benefit from this programme.

The International Fund for Agriculture Development is supporting the programme.

The MoU was signed by the bank’s CEO Jalan Kumar Sharma, Joint Secretary Rajendra Prasad Adhikari, General Manager of the association."

Reduction of edibles import would be an achievement and if they take the organic path............ sweet!!!
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Population data of Nepal

Population data of Nepal

Nepal’s total population now stands at 26,494,504, an increase of 14.44 percent over the last 10 years, the final report of the National Census 2011 showed on Monday. The last census in 2001 had put the total population at 23,151,423.
The census conducted in July 2011 by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) shows that the annual growth rate stood at 1.35 percent, the lowest in the last six decades. It was 2.25 percent in 2001.
Of the total population, females account for 51.50 percent (13,645,463) while the male population is 48.50 (12,849,041), a sex ratio of 94.16 males per 100 females.
The absentee population increased by almost three-fold to 1,921,494 from the 762,181 in 2001. Those who remain out of the country for more than six months are counted as absentee population. Experts see the high share of males in the absentee population as the main reason for the sharp decline in the growth rate and the sex ratio.
“The remarkable fall in the growth rate is obvious as one male from each four households is out of the country,” said census expert Prof Bal Kumar KC.
Reflecting the increasing trend of migration to the Tarai from the Hilly and Himalayan regions, the census shows that the population in the lower belt of the country accounts for 50.27 percent(13,318,705), up from the 48.40 percent in 2001. It showed that the Hilly and Himalayan populations dropped to 43.01 and 6.73 percent from the 44.30 and 7.30 percent earlier respectively.
The census revealed the ever increasing urban population, with the population density in cities standing at 1,380 people per sq km, while in rural areas, it is 153/sq km. As per the census, 17 percent (4.5 million) of the population live in urban areas.
It further shows an increase in the number of caste and ethnic groups. While there were 100 such groups in the previous census, the number has gone up to 125 this time around.
According to CBS Director General Uttam Narayan Malla, the inclusion of new ethnic groups, including the Sarbaria, Mewahang Bala, Bahing, Lhopa, Tapkekhola and Loharung, explains the rise in the number.
The population of Nepali speakers has decreased by four percent to 44.6 percent, while Maithali speaking people in the country stands at 11.7 percent, Bhojpuri six percent, Tharu 5.8 percent, Tamang 5.1 percent and Newari 3.2 percent.
Though there is little change in the percentage of major castes, the percentage of Chettris increased by 0.8 percent to 16.6 (4,398,179) while that of the Brahmins fell by 0.5 percent to 12.2 percent(3,226,903). “This indicates a rise in inter-caste marriages,” claimed KC.
Religion-wise, the Christian population rose steadily to 1.4 percent from the 0.4 percent in the previous census, while the Hindu population increased to 81.3 percent. However, the Buddhist population, which constituted 10.7 percent of the total population in 2001, has come down to nine percent. census “While it was mostly the Janajatis who followed Buddhism, the community seems to have preferred Christianity in the past 10 years,” said KC.
The census shows an overwhelming progress in literacy, the rate of which rose to 65.9 percent from the 57.4 in 2001. However, the marriage status still paints a gloomy picture. While 48.9 percent of the youths get married between the ages of 15 and 19, 11.5 percent of the people still get married before they reach the age of 14.
The census data show a drastic improvement in the electricity access front, which has almost doubled since the last census. In 2001, just about 39.8 percent of the Nepalis had access to electricity, while 67.26 percent of them now enjoy the facility. In a positive sign for the government’s target of providing proper sanitation to the entire population by 2017, 62 percent of the people now have their own toilets, a marked increase from 48.5 in 2001.
Source The Kathmandu Post: 2012-11-27
Original Article by Binod Ghimire
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Population data of Nepal

Nepal’s total population now stands at 26,494,504, an increase of 14.44 percent over the last 10 years, the final report of the National Census 2011 showed on Monday. The last census in 2001 had put the total population at 23,151,423.

The census conducted in July 2011 by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) shows that the annual growth rate stood at 1.35 percent, the lowest in the last six decades. It was 2.25 percent in 2001.

Of the total population, females account for 51.50 percent (13,645,463) while the male population is 48.50 (12,849,041), a sex ratio of 94.16 males per 100 females.

The absentee population increased by almost three-fold to 1,921,494 from the 762,181 in 2001. Those who remain out of the country for more than six months are counted as absentee population. Experts see the high share of males in the absentee population as the main reason for the sharp decline in the growth rate and the sex ratio.

“The remarkable fall in the growth rate is obvious as one male from each four households is out of the country,” said census expert Prof Bal Kumar KC.

Reflecting the increasing trend of migration to the Tarai from the Hilly and Himalayan regions, the census shows that the population in the lower belt of the country accounts for 50.27 percent(13,318,705), up from the 48.40 percent in 2001. It showed that the Hilly and Himalayan populations dropped to 43.01 and 6.73 percent from the 44.30 and 7.30 percent earlier respectively.

The census revealed the ever increasing urban population, with the population density in cities standing at 1,380 people per sq km, while in rural areas, it is 153/sq km. As per the census, 17 percent (4.5 million) of the population live in urban areas.

It further shows an increase in the number of caste and ethnic groups. While there were 100 such groups in the previous census, the number has gone up to 125 this time around.

According to CBS Director General Uttam Narayan Malla, the inclusion of new ethnic groups, including the Sarbaria, Mewahang Bala, Bahing, Lhopa, Tapkekhola and Loharung, explains the rise in the number.
The population of Nepali speakers has decreased by four percent to 44.6 percent, while Maithali speaking people in the country stands at 11.7 percent, Bhojpuri six percent, Tharu 5.8 percent, Tamang 5.1 percent and Newari 3.2 percent. 

Though there is little change in the percentage of major castes, the percentage of Chettris increased by 0.8 percent to 16.6 (4,398,179) while that of the Brahmins fell by 0.5 percent to 12.2 percent(3,226,903). “This indicates a rise in inter-caste marriages,” claimed KC.
Religion-wise, the Christian population rose steadily to 1.4 percent from the 0.4 percent in the previous census, while the Hindu population increased to 81.3 percent. However, the Buddhist population, which constituted 10.7 percent of the total population in 2001, has come down to nine percent. census “While it was mostly the Janajatis who followed Buddhism, the community seems to have preferred Christianity in the past 10 years,” said KC.

The census shows an overwhelming progress in literacy, the rate of which rose to 65.9 percent from the 57.4 in 2001. However, the marriage status still paints a gloomy picture. While 48.9 percent of the youths get married between the ages of 15 and 19, 11.5 percent of the people still get married before they reach the age of 14.

The census data show a drastic improvement in the electricity access front, which has almost doubled since the last census. In 2001, just about 39.8 percent of the Nepalis had access to electricity, while 67.26 percent of them now enjoy the facility. In a positive sign for the government’s target of providing proper sanitation to the entire population by 2017, 62 percent of the people now have their own toilets, a marked increase from 48.5 in 2001.

Source The Kathmandu Post: 2012-11-27
Original Article by Binod Ghimire
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