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Municipal agricultural land profile

Lahan
From the soil up.

A planning profile for collaboration with Lahan, Siraha district. No signed partnership or participating farm area is represented.

Published geographic context
101,000Population, 2021 Census
SirahaDistrict
MadheshProvince
People planting rice in terraced fields in Nepal
Farming in Nepal · people planting rice in terraced fields.

The municipal record, researched.

Published background

Major commercial, educational and transport hub of eastern Province 2.

Lahan bazaareducational institutionsEast-West Highway connectivitytrade with India.

Agriculture

Peri-urban vegetable and dairy; surrounding paddy, wheat, sugarcane, lentils, mango and vegetable farming.

Carbon & forestry context

Urban centre with limited forest; peri-urban orchards and agroforestry.

Key opportunities

  • Wholesale and retail trade
  • education and health services
  • agro-processing
  • transport and logistics
  • cross-border commerce
  • hospitality.

Natural calamities on record

  • Monsoon flooding; 2017 and 2020 floods affected parts of the district; fire in commercial areas; heat waves; fog-related highway accidents.

The municipal project record.

Awaiting project data

Planning will be developed with the municipality and participating farmers. These are the records needed for a useful, evidence-led partnership.

To be assessed

Municipal partnership

Focal person, local priorities, consultation record, collaboration agreement and responsibilities.

To be assessed

Farms & participating people

Ward and parcel boundaries, participating households, tenure, consent and farmer organisations.

To be assessed

Current land management

Crop rotations, irrigation, fertiliser and residue practices, livestock integration and historical land use.

To be assessed

Soil & measurement

Soil sampling design, laboratory results, bulk density, baseline carbon and repeat-monitoring schedule.

To be assessed

Practice & delivery plan

Locally suitable improvements, extension support, implementation cost and practice-adoption monitoring.

To be assessed

Benefits & safeguards

Benefit-sharing, grievance channels, food-production considerations and transparent reporting.

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Lahan

Siraha district · Madhesh

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