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Municipal agricultural land profile

Gaumukhi
From the soil up.

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

Published geographic context
25,980Population, 2021 Census
PyuthanDistrict
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 along Gaumukhi River

Rural municipality along Gaumukhi RiverMixed farmingLocated in Pyuthan district, Lumbini Province

Agriculture

Hill agriculture: paddy, maize, millet, wheat, ginger, vegetables and fruits. Jhimruk valley has better irrigation. Livestock: goat, buffalo, cattle. Ginger is an important cash crop. Soil erosion and terrace degradation are challenges. For Gaumukhi, ward-level disaggregated crop statistics are not publicly available; inferred from district profile.

Carbon & forestry context

Forest cover ~49.0%. Mixed sal, pine and broadleaf forests; community forestry widespread. Moderate carbon stock. Watershed conservation on Jhimruk and Madi important for downstream irrigation. 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
  • Religious tourism at Swargadwari
  • Ginger, turmeric, coffee and vegetable value chains

Natural calamities on record

  • Monsoon landslides and debris flows in Jhimruk/Madi valleys. 2015 earthquake caused damage. Hailstorms affect winter crops. Dry-season forest fires. occasional epidemics and water-borne disease outbreaks.

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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Gaumukhi

Pyuthan district · Lumbini

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