NARC News

Completion of "Residential farmer training on hybrid maize seed production and cultivation techniques" held

Residential Farmers Training on Hybrid Maize Seed Production and Cultivation Techniques program organized by the National Maize Research Program have been completed.........

Training on Agricultural Mechanization in Terai for the Youth Farmers

National Agricultural Engineering Research Center (NAERC), Khumaltar organized a residential training on Agricultural Mechanization for the youth farmers of the Terai region...........

A high-level discussion between NARC and CIMMIT officials held

The inception workshop of ACASA: Atlas of Climate Change Adaptation in South Asian Agriculture project was held on 19-20 July 2023 in Godawari Lalitpur......

Er. Shailendra Khatri, an agricultural engineering scientist of NAERC, NARC honored with a Prestigious NAST award

Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) has awarded the Prestigious and Competitive NAST award named “Kaji Indra Katuwal Krishi Puraskar” to Shailendra Khatri......

The inception workshop of ACASA: Atlas of Climate Change Adaptation in South Asian Agriculture project was held

The inception workshop of ACASA: Atlas of Climate Change Adaptation in South Asian Agriculture project was held on 19-20 July 2023 in Godawari Lalitpur......

Leaf blast disease has been observed for the first time in Chandannath-3

Leaf blast disease has been reported for the first time in Chandannath-3, a popular rice variety released for the high Himalayan region of Nepa.....

31st National Summer Crops Workshop organized

The 31st National Summer Crops Workshop, organized by the Crops and Horticulture Research Directorate of the Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC), was held ....

International Year of Millets (IYM 2023)

The United Nations General Assembly at its 75th session in March 2021 declared 2023 the International Year of Millets (IYM 2023)....

Acting Executive Director of NARC Appointed

Dr. Dhruba Raj Bhattarai has been designated as the acting Executive Director of the NARC ..........

Domain base fertilizers recommended

Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC), National Soil Science Research Center (NSSRC) organized a press meet on 12 June 2023 to publish the newly recommended fertilizer dose for major cereal crops (Maize, Paddy and Wheat) of Nepal......

Disease Tolerant Jumli Marshi Rice varieties have been developed

Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) has developed the improved Jumli Marshi rice variety for the cultivation in high altitudes of Karnali Province.

Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development Visited Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC)

Honorable minister, Dr. Bedu Ram Bhusal (Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development) visited Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) central office at Khumaltar, Lalitpur on 10 April 2023 (27 Chaitra 2079)....... ....

Technical Assistance from GAU to NPRP for High Quality and High Efficiency Seed Potato Propagation and Breeding

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed between Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) and Gansu Agricultural University (GAU), Lanzhou, Gansu Province, People's Republic of China in December 2020 ....

"Entrepreneur Farmer- Agricultural Scientist Interaction Workshop, 2079" Organized

National Outreach Research Centre on behalf of Nepal Agricultural Research Council organized an “Entrepreneur Farmer- Agricultural Scientist Interaction Workshop” on 27 December, 2022 .....

Breeding Program Modernization to Enhance Genetic Gain in Crops

In collaboration with IRRI, and CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform, a three-day training workshop on "Breeding Program Modernization to Enhance Genetic Gain in Crops" was held at the National Rice Research Program (NRRP), Hardinath......

New species of wild rice collected

Under the wild rice exploration mission in Dhanghadi, Kailali, we Genebank team explored the wild rice in Dhanghadi on 13 Nov 2022. . .....

Rice Monitoring Tour conducted

National Rice Research Program (NRRP), Hardinath conducted a rice monitoring tour from 17th Kartik to 22nd Kartik, 2079 ....

National Genebank and Agrobiodiversity Day Celebrated

National Agriculture Genetic Resources Centre popularly known as National genebank celebrated 12th National Genebank and 5th Agrobiodiversity Day .......

3rd Minor cereal crops working group meeting organized

National Agriculture Genetic Resources Center (Genebank), NARC, Khumaltar organized a two-days working group meeting on minor cereal crops during 5th- 6th Asoj, 2079 (21-22 September, 2022) ......

International Training Workshop on “Quality Hybrid Maize Seed Production and Seed Business Management in South Asia” conducted

Under the wild rice exploration mission in Dhanghadi, Kailali, we Genebank team explored the wild rice in Dhanghadi on 13 Nov 2022....

National Workshop on Yak and Chauri Promotion in Nepal organized

he First National Workshop on Yak and Chauri Promotion in Nepal jointly organized by the National Livestock Resource Management and Promotion Office of the Department of Livestock Services (DLS), Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) and ICIMOD ....

Participatory evaluation of mechanization technologies in rice cultivation at Panchkhal

With an aim for the participatory field evaluation of rice mechanization technologies in the farmer’s field, National Agricultural Engineering Research Centre (NAERC) Khumaltar .......

32th National Winter Crops Workshop held

Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) organized a three-day workshop on 31 May-2 June 2022 (17-19 Jestha, 2078) at Directorate of Agricultural Research, Lumle, Kaski......

Output Sharingshop on Indigenous Seed System Project

One-day “Output sharingshop on Improving seed system for smallholder farmers’ food security, Nepal” was organized at National Agriculture Genetic Resources Center (Genebank), Khumaltar on 9th Asad, 2079 (23rd June 2022) ....

Monitoring of the Multinational Hybrid maize trial

Three day Monitoring of the Multinational Hybrid maize trial was jointly organized by National Maize Research Program(NRMP), Rampur, Chitwan and Seed Quality Control Centre(SQCC), Kathmandu....

EPB Interaction Workshop Organized

One-day "Knowledge Sharing and Interaction Workshop on Evolutionary Plant Breeding (EPB)" was organized at National Agriculture Genetic Resources Center (Genebank).......

A national workshop on “Native and local landrace registration in Nepal

In the past few years, more than a dozen of the farmers native and local varieties have been registered under Schedule – D provision of Seed Regulation, 2013....

Training on Agricultural Mechanization in the Mid-hills for the Youth Farmers

A ten-day residential training on Agricultural Mechanization was held in Khumaltar from Chaitra 23, 2078 to Bishakh-02, 2079 (6-15 April 2022).

Training on Community Genebank and Insect Field Genebank conducted

A ten-day residential training on Agricultural Mechanization was held in Khumaltar from Chaitra 23, 2078 to Bishakh-02, 2079 (6-15 April 2022).

14th National Outreach Research Workshop Organized

National Outreach Research Centre organized 14th National Outreach Research Workshop on 10 and 11th Falgun, 2078 at Khumaltar, Lalitpur...

MoALD Secretary Visited National Genebank, Khumaltar

Dr Govinda Prasad Sharma, Secretary (Agriculture Development) of Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD)....

Consultation workshop on policy framework on interlinkages

A day long consultation workshop on policy framework on interlinkages of agrobiodiversity with nutrition and climate resilience to smallholder farmers...

Training on Farmers Native Variety Registration, Maintenance and Source Seed Production

Varietal registration is the fundamental step to enable legal pathways for commercialization of a particular crop variety....

Digital Soil Map Launched

Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) organized a three National workshop recently in the month of Falgun........

PoP Validation and Technology Compilation Workshop Organized

Outreach Research Division (ORD) on behalf of Nepal Agricultural Research Council is going to publish "The Package of Practices (PoP)" of fruits and vegetables......

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Rt. Honorable President Visit at RARS, Tarahara

Rt. Honorable President Mrs. Bidya Devi Bhandari has made observation visit at Regional Agricultural Research Station, Tarahara............

The first record of Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda in Nepal

Fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a destructive pest of cereal crops......

NARC Television Programme and PSAs

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