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Municipal agricultural land profile

Ruruchhetra
From the soil up.

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

Published geographic context
16,597Population, 2021 Census
GulmiDistrict
LumbiniProvince
People planting rice in terraced fields in Nepal
Farming in Nepal · people planting rice in terraced fields.

The municipal record, researched.

Published background

Sacred confluence site on Kaligandaki

Sacred confluence site on KaligandakiHindu pilgrimage and cremation siteLocated in Gulmi district, Lumbini Province

Agriculture

Hilly district famed for organic coffee, ginger, turmeric, vegetables, paddy, maize and millet. Mixed livestock: goat, buffalo, cattle. Irrigation limited; terraced farming. Coffee and ginger are main cash crops with export potential. For Ruru Kshetra, ward-level disaggregated crop statistics are not publicly available; inferred from district profile.

Carbon & forestry context

Forest cover ~41.8%. Mixed hardwood and pine forests; Resunga area has biodiversity significance. Community forestry active. Moderate carbon sequestration potential; no major carbon projects documented. 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
  • Organic coffee branding and export
  • Resunga and Ruru tourism/circuit development

Natural calamities on record

  • 2015 earthquake damaged hill houses and trails. Annual landslides and road disruptions in monsoon. Hailstorms affect coffee and vegetable crops. Dry-season forest fires. Landslide dams on small streams.

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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Ruruchhetra

Gulmi district · Lumbini

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