"Major Staple Food Crops":

Nepal is a Agricultural country lying in the lap of himalayas. In present around 70 percent of total population of the country are involved in farming.In the late 1980s, it was the livelihood for more than 90% of the population, although only approximately 20% of the total land area was cu

As most of the economy of the nation depends on farming many varieties of crops,fruits and herbs are harvested every year. The main harvest as per the records of 2018 are  wheat, millet, barley, coffee, sugarcane ,tobacco and oilseed. Rice is the most important cereal crop. In 1966 total rice production amounted to a little more than 1 million tons; by 1989 more than 3 million tons were produced. Fluctuation in rice production was very common because of changes in rainfall; overall, however, rice production had increased following the introduction of new cultivation techniques as well as increases in cultivated land.

Others crops such as millet, sugarcane and cotton are also very important in the context of development of the national economy as they are the main products exported to other countries. Potatoes and oilseed production had shown moderate growth in recent times. Medicinal herbs are grown in the north on the slopes of the himalayas, but increases in production is limited by continued environmental degradation. According to government statistics, production of milk, meat, and fruit has improved. Fresh water fish culture is another emerging enterprise in Terai whereas rainbow trout in the hills and in the lower mountains.

 

As Agro-Biodiversity is the main source of livelihood of most of the people and the main source for the development of the countrys' economy so more effective plans should be made and implemented effectively. The import of goods from elsewhere should be minimized and the export of goods and crops produced in the country should be increased.


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