Tapping irrigation potential: Exploring challenges and solutions in Western Nepal

Irrigating farmland in Nepal increases crop yields, helping to reduce the country’s trade gap for agricultural commodities, and build a more food-secure economy. But despite having plenty of water available – 225 billion cubic meters each year – Nepal has a long way to go in tapping its resources to...

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Main Authors: Gurung, Pabitra, Shrestha, Nirman, Bhatta, Dinesh, Gnawali, Kapil, Upadhyaya, Bala Ram, Nepal, Santosh
Format: Blog Post
Language:Inglés
Published: CGIAR System Organization 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131660
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author Gurung, Pabitra
Shrestha, Nirman
Bhatta, Dinesh
Gnawali, Kapil
Upadhyaya, Bala Ram
Nepal, Santosh
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Gnawali, Kapil
Gurung, Pabitra
Nepal, Santosh
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Upadhyaya, Bala Ram
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Shrestha, Nirman
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description Irrigating farmland in Nepal increases crop yields, helping to reduce the country’s trade gap for agricultural commodities, and build a more food-secure economy. But despite having plenty of water available – 225 billion cubic meters each year – Nepal has a long way to go in tapping its resources to the full.
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spelling CGSpace1316602025-07-23T05:41:49Z Tapping irrigation potential: Exploring challenges and solutions in Western Nepal Gurung, Pabitra Shrestha, Nirman Bhatta, Dinesh Gnawali, Kapil Upadhyaya, Bala Ram Nepal, Santosh irrigation agriculture crop yield farmers water management equity stakeholders Irrigating farmland in Nepal increases crop yields, helping to reduce the country’s trade gap for agricultural commodities, and build a more food-secure economy. But despite having plenty of water available – 225 billion cubic meters each year – Nepal has a long way to go in tapping its resources to the full. 2023-02-13 2023-08-28T15:36:30Z 2023-08-28T15:36:30Z Blog Post https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131660 en Open Access CGIAR System Organization Gurung, P.; Shrestha, N.; Bhatta, D.; Gnawali, K.; Upadhyaya, B.R.; Nepal, S. 2023. Tapping irrigation potential: Exploring challenges and solutions in Western Nepal. Montpellier, France: CGIAR. https://www.cgiar.org/news-events/news/tapping-irrigation-potential-exploring-challenges-and-solutions-in-western-nepal
spellingShingle irrigation
agriculture
crop yield
farmers
water management
equity
stakeholders
Gurung, Pabitra
Shrestha, Nirman
Bhatta, Dinesh
Gnawali, Kapil
Upadhyaya, Bala Ram
Nepal, Santosh
Tapping irrigation potential: Exploring challenges and solutions in Western Nepal
title Tapping irrigation potential: Exploring challenges and solutions in Western Nepal
title_full Tapping irrigation potential: Exploring challenges and solutions in Western Nepal
title_fullStr Tapping irrigation potential: Exploring challenges and solutions in Western Nepal
title_full_unstemmed Tapping irrigation potential: Exploring challenges and solutions in Western Nepal
title_short Tapping irrigation potential: Exploring challenges and solutions in Western Nepal
title_sort tapping irrigation potential exploring challenges and solutions in western nepal
topic irrigation
agriculture
crop yield
farmers
water management
equity
stakeholders
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