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Municipal agricultural land profile

Janakpurdham
From the soil up.

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

Published geographic context
194,556Population, 2021 Census
DhanusaDistrict
MadheshProvince
People planting rice in terraced fields in Nepal
Farming in Nepal · people planting rice in terraced fields.

The municipal record, researched.

Published background

Birthplace of Goddess Sita and the cultural-spiritual capital of the Mithila region.

Janaki MandirRam-Janaki temple complexMithila art and cultureVivah Panchami festivalJanakpur Railway.

Agriculture

Peri-urban vegetable, dairy and poultry supply; surrounding area produces paddy, wheat, lentils and sugarcane.

Carbon & forestry context

Urban centre with limited forest; carbon potential in urban greening, temple groves and peri-urban agroforestry.

Key opportunities

  • Religious tourism (Mithila Circuit)
  • Mithila painting and handicraft industry
  • hospitality and transport services
  • education and health hub
  • agro-processing for surrounding farmland
  • cross-border railway-linked trade.

Natural calamities on record

  • Urban flooding during monsoon; 2017 floods affected parts of the city; fire in old market areas; heat waves; low seismic risk but dense masonry structures are vulnerable.

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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Janakpurdham

Dhanusa district · Madhesh

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