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Municipal agricultural land profile

Bansgadhi
From the soil up.

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

Published geographic context
63,252Population, 2021 Census
BardiyaDistrict
LumbiniProvince
People planting rice in terraced fields in Nepal
Farming in Nepal · people planting rice in terraced fields.

The municipal record, researched.

Published background

Municipality and local service center

Municipality and local service centerTrade hub for eastern BardiyaLocated in Bardiya district, Lumbini Province

Agriculture

Fertile alluvial Terai: paddy, wheat, maize, mustard, lentils, sugarcane, vegetables and fisheries. Babai and Karnali irrigation. Livestock: buffalo, goat and poultry. Commercial potential high but constrained by wildlife crop-raiding and floods. For Bansgadhi, ward-level disaggregated crop statistics are not publicly available; inferred from district profile.

Carbon & forestry context

Forest cover ~56.8%. Bardiya National Park (968 km²) plus buffer-zone community forests store significant above-ground carbon. Part of Terai Arc Landscape; biodiversity offsets and REDD+ potential remain underdeveloped. Municipality-level forest-cover maps are not available in this dossier; figures are district averages.

Key opportunities

  • Local service-center growth
  • Agro-processing and trade
  • Roadside/peri-urban commerce
  • Wildlife tourism, jungle lodges and Tharu community tourism
  • Agro-processing for paddy, maize, lentil and fishery products

Natural calamities on record

  • Karnali and Babai river floods affect southern and eastern wards (2007, 2014, 2017, 2021). Human-wildlife conflict (tiger attacks, elephant raids). Heat waves, cold waves and occasional epidemics. Forest fires in dry season.

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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Bansgadhi

Bardiya district · Lumbini

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