Mountain Farming and Policies: Nepalese Perspective
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Technology, Agriculture & Animal Husbandry
| Author: | Pravin Gautam | ISBN: | 9783640991594 |
| Publisher: | GRIN Verlag | Publication: | August 24, 2011 |
| Imprint: | GRIN Verlag | Language: | English |
| Author: | Pravin Gautam |
| ISBN: | 9783640991594 |
| Publisher: | GRIN Verlag |
| Publication: | August 24, 2011 |
| Imprint: | GRIN Verlag |
| Language: | English |
Seminar paper from the year 2002 in the subject Agrarian Studies, , course: Agricultural Policy, language: English, abstract: Geographical Condition: Nepal, predominantly a mountainous, agrarian and landlocked country, has an area of 147,181 sq.km. with a population of about 22.3 million. It is geographically divided into three geo-ecological zones: Mountain (4,877m - 8,848 m above the mean sea level), Hills (610 m - 4,877m), and Terai (59 m - 610m). The Terai region, a low flat land, is an extension of the Gangetic plains of India. It is a narrow tropical belt occupying 23 percent of the country's total land area providing dwelling to 49.06 percent of the total population. About 40 percent area of the region is cultivable. [...]
Seminar paper from the year 2002 in the subject Agrarian Studies, , course: Agricultural Policy, language: English, abstract: Geographical Condition: Nepal, predominantly a mountainous, agrarian and landlocked country, has an area of 147,181 sq.km. with a population of about 22.3 million. It is geographically divided into three geo-ecological zones: Mountain (4,877m - 8,848 m above the mean sea level), Hills (610 m - 4,877m), and Terai (59 m - 610m). The Terai region, a low flat land, is an extension of the Gangetic plains of India. It is a narrow tropical belt occupying 23 percent of the country's total land area providing dwelling to 49.06 percent of the total population. About 40 percent area of the region is cultivable. [...]
