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Municipal agricultural land profile

Varagung Muktichhetra
From the soil up.

A planning profile for collaboration with Varagung Muktichhetra, Mustang district. No signed partnership or participating farm area is represented.

Published geographic context
2,036Population, 2021 Census
MustangDistrict
GandakiProvince
People planting rice in terraced fields in Nepal
Farming in Nepal · people planting rice in terraced fields.

The municipal record, researched.

Published background

Rural municipality containing Muktinath Temple

Muktinath Temple - sacred Hindu/Buddhist pilgrimage siteKali Gandaki gorgeJomsom-Muktinath trekking route

Agriculture

Cold-arid valley agriculture: apple, barley, buckwheat, potato, vegetables. Yak/goat pastoralism.

Carbon & forestry context

Trans-Himalayan scrub and sparse forests; Annapurna Conservation Area. Carbon storage in soils. High-altitude biodiversity.

Key opportunities

  • Pilgrimage tourism
  • Trekking tourism
  • Apple and buckwheat products
  • Trans-Himalayan trade

Natural calamities on record

  • Cold waves, snowstorms, windstorms; floods in Kali Gandaki gorge; 2015 earthquake.

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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Varagung Muktichhetra

Mustang district · Gandaki

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