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Municipal agricultural land profile

Chaurjahari
From the soil up.

A planning profile for collaboration with Chaurjahari, Rukum West district. No signed partnership or participating farm area is represented.

Published geographic context
28,956Population, 2021 Census
Rukum WestDistrict
KarnaliProvince
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 bazaar centre in Western Rukum.

Chaurjahari bazaarSani Bheri corridorroad hub to Jajarkot/Salyan.

Agriculture

Maize, millet, wheat, rice, vegetables, oranges, ginger, coffee; sub-tropical to temperate; livestock (goat, buffalo); terraced slopes.

Carbon & forestry context

Mixed broadleaf and pine forests on mid-hills; community forestry widespread; moderate carbon sequestration; watershed for Bheri basin.

Key opportunities

  • Mid-hill tourism (lakes
  • caves
  • trekking)
  • orange and coffee cultivation
  • ginger and turmeric
  • hydropower on Sani Bheri
  • youth-led digital/remittance economy.

Natural calamities on record

  • Monsoon landslides and floods, 2014 Bheri basin floods, forest fires, lightning/thunderstorms, road blockages, occasional drought.

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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Chaurjahari

Rukum West district · Karnali

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