<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "Country-wide extension of integrated crop management of chickpea in Nepal"^^ . "This paper discusses lessons that have been learned both from\r\ndiscussions at the present meeting and those distilled from experiences\r\nof project partners during the collaborative activities of NARC,\r\nICRISAT and NRI under the Crop Protection Programme's (DFID)\r\nproject to rehabilitate chickpea in Nepal (DFID R7885). Chickpea is\r\na crop that can compete with alternatives; it is highly profitable when\r\ngrown with appropriate technology and improves livelihoods for poor\r\nfarmers. Markets per se are not a limiting step for the nationwide\r\nexpansion of improved chickpea production in Nepal (most chickpea\r\nconsumed in Nepal is still imported), but aspects of marketing are,\r\nand need addressing to ensure trouble free expansion of chickpea\r\nproduction. Aspects of infrastructure also need addressing, especially\r\nthe connectivity between research and extension organizations in\r\nNepal, to enable joined-up extension services and technology support.\r\nSeed storage has too low a priority for both farmers and extension\r\nservices and needs greater focus. Pesticide quality and insecticide\r\nresistance need monitoring and infrastructure and policy/legislation to\r\nsupport biological alternatives such as NPV needs attention. Farmers'\r\npast experiences with particular management tools (eg, familiarity\r\nwith insecticides from vegetable p r o d u c t i o n ) often coincided with\r\nsuccess, and finally skills of diagnosis and timing for applications\r\nof technology needs particular attention across all farmers. Because\r\nchickpea is self-fertilizing, farmers can produce and maintain their own\r\nseed stock negating the long-term role of seed production enterprises in\r\nup-scaling. The project also encouraged low cost inputs, which are less\r\nfinancially rewarding for Small and Medium Entrepreneurs (SMEs).\r\nThere is, however, always a need for technology inputs and seed\r\nprovision for new farmers so there is still a role for the private sector. Self-help groups increasingly need to take on the role of seed producers.\r\nAgriculture holds a position of low priority in popular media such\r\nas newspapers and television, so alternatives need to be exploited to\r\nensure widespread knowledge dissemination."^^ . "2005" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "P C"^^ . "Stevenson"^^ . "P C Stevenson"^^ . . "B"^^ . "Pound"^^ . "B Pound"^^ . . "S"^^ . "Pande"^^ . "S Pande"^^ . . . . "NARC-ICRISAT-NRI Workshop"^^ . . . . . "Kathmandu, Nepal, India."^^ . . . . . . "Country-wide extension of integrated crop management of chickpea in Nepal (PDF)"^^ . . . . . "Country-wide extension of integrated crop management of chickpea in Nepal.pdf"^^ . . . "Country-wide extension of integrated crop management of chickpea in Nepal (Image (PNG))"^^ . . . . . . "lightbox.jpg"^^ . . . "Country-wide extension of integrated crop management of chickpea in Nepal (Image (PNG))"^^ . . . . . . "preview.jpg"^^ . . . "Country-wide extension of integrated crop management of chickpea in Nepal (Image (PNG))"^^ . . . . . . "medium.jpg"^^ . . . "Country-wide extension of integrated crop management of chickpea in Nepal (Image (PNG))"^^ . . . . . . "small.jpg"^^ . . "HTML Summary of #4840 \n\nCountry-wide extension of integrated crop management of chickpea in Nepal\n\n" . "text/html" . . . "Chickpea"@en . .