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Municipal agricultural land profile

Gosaikunda
From the soil up.

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

Published geographic context
7,788Population, 2021 Census
RasuwaDistrict
BagmatiProvince
People planting rice in terraced fields in Nepal
Farming in Nepal · people planting rice in terraced fields.

The municipal record, researched.

Published background

Sacred alpine pilgrimage municipality containing Gosaikunda Lake

Gosaikunda Lake (4,380 m)Hindu and Buddhist pilgrimageLaurebina PassLangtang trekking

Agriculture

Potato, barley, buckwheat and yak/chauri pastoralism; very limited.

Carbon & forestry context

Alpine forests and meadows within Langtang National Park; high biodiversity and carbon value.

Key opportunities

  • Pilgrimage and trekking tourism
  • Yak cheese and high-altitude products
  • Watershed conservation

Natural calamities on record

  • 2015 earthquake, avalanches, landslides, GLOF, snowstorms.

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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Gosaikunda

Rasuwa district · Bagmati

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