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Municipal agricultural land profile

Mathagadhi
From the soil up.

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

Published geographic context
24,053Population, 2021 Census
PalpaDistrict
LumbiniProvince
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 in northern Palpa

Rural municipality in northern PalpaForest and watershed areaLocated in Palpa district, Lumbini Province

Agriculture

Hilly agriculture with oranges (junar), coffee, ginger, vegetables, paddy, maize, millet and wheat. Terraced farming; limited irrigation. Livestock: goat, buffalo, cattle. Palpali oranges and dhaka cloth are iconic products. For Mathagadhi, ward-level disaggregated crop statistics are not publicly available; inferred from district profile.

Carbon & forestry context

Forest cover ~56.6%. Mixed hardwood, sal and pine forests on Mahabharat slopes. Community forestry strong. Carbon sequestration potential significant; some watershed conservation projects. Municipality-level forest-cover maps are not available in this dossier; figures are district averages.

Key opportunities

  • Agriculture intensification and market linkage
  • Livestock and poultry commercialization
  • Community forestry/NTFP enterprise
  • Heritage tourism: Tansen old town, Rani Mahal, temples
  • Dhaka textile and handicraft enterprise

Natural calamities on record

  • 2015 earthquake damaged heritage and houses in Tansen. Annual landslides on Siddhartha Highway and hill roads. Hailstorms damage oranges and vegetables. Fire incidents in Tansen bazaar. Monsoon cloudbursts cause flash floods.

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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Mathagadhi

Palpa district · Lumbini

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