Course Content
Introduction
Defining Mountain and mountain agriculture, Basic issues of mountain agriculture and mountain specifities/ interlinkage/ imperatives
0/5
Mountain
Basic Issues of Mountain Agriculture
Classification of specifities
Inter-linkage of mountain specificities
Impact of human activities on mountain ecosystem
Traditional VS Modern Mountain Agriculture system, NRM and Mountain Agroforestry system
0/10
Introduction
Natural resource management
Way to manage natural resources
Land management practices in mountain
Watershed
Soil and water conservation measures for agricultural land
Erosion control measures for non-agricultural land
Agroforestry
Efforts for policy drivers for achieving sustainable livelihoods
Indigenous AFS in Nepal
Biodiversity conservation
0/5
Introduction
The value of biodiversity
The concept of biodiversity conservation
Strategy for biodiversity conservation
Practices of biodiversity conservation
Mountain agricultural and rural income diversification
0/6
Mountain niches or comparative advantages
Bio-capacity
Ecosystem
Pocket area development concept
Non-Timber Forest Products and its Sustainability
Community forestry (CF)
Commercial farming
0/30
Commercial farming
Importance of bee keeping
Species of honey bee
The bee colony – various castes and their activities
Apiculture and commercial production of honey
Uses of Honey
Wild honey bee diversity
Importance of wild honey bees
Threats and challenges in wild honey bee management
Opportunities on conserving/managing wild honey bees
Recommendations for conservation of wild honey bees
Sericulture
The cocoon
Rearing of silkworms
Main properties of silk
Basic criteria for silkworm rearing and silkworm production in hilly area of Nepal:
Constraints of silkworm
Development of sericulture can be enhanced by
Mushroom
Types of Mushrooms
Significances or importance of mushroom in the poverty alleviation
Medicinal species
Importance of medicinal species
High value cash crops
Factors of low productivity of HVC
Agro-ecotourism
STATUS OF AGROECOTOURISM
Six steps of basic planning process for tourism development
Efforts on Agro-Ecotourism Promotion
Constraints of Agro-Eco Tourism
Institutional policies/ strategies in mountain agricultural development
policy and partnership development of mountain, mountain specific programs and advocacy support
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Problems of mountain agriculture
Policy issues for mountain agriculture
Mountain specific program development
Mountain specific program development
Climate change and its impact on mountain agriculture; mountain agriculture, peoples livelihood , environment, ecosystem and cropping pattern
0/9
Introduction
Impact of climate change in Agriculture
Impacts on Nepalese Agriculture
Research Potential of Nepalese Agriculture to adapt Climate Change
Role of Yak and Nak in livelihood support
Role of chauri in livelihood support
Role of sheep in livelihood support
Role of goat in livelihood support
Role of cattle in livelihood support
Mountain livestock genetic diversity
characteristics and socio-economic importance, genetic improvement strategy for conservation
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Socio- economic importance of livestock
Need and requirement of genetic conservation of livestock
Challenges, constraint and Sustainable development of Mountain Agriculture
0/5
Sustainable Agriculture
Goals/ objectives of sustainable agriculture
Forms of sustainable agriculture
Principles of sustainable agriculture
Major constraints and challenges faced by the people of mountain in their livelihood system and future of sustainable development
Improving soil and crop productivity in mountain agriculture
0/2
Soil fertility
Soil nutrient management options
Agro-eco Zonation
0/10
Importance of agro-eco zonation
Bio-engineering
Brush layering
Hedgerow planting
Palisade
Grass planting
Riprap
Grass waterways
Fascine
Jute netting
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About Lesson

Wild honey bee diversity

Four out of eight species of Asian honey bees are native to Nepal:

• A. laboriosa commonly known as cliff or rock honey bee

• A. dorsata commonly known as giant honey bee

• A. florea is commonly known as a little bee

• A. cerana commonly known as Asiatic hive bee

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