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Municipal agricultural land profile

Lekabeshi
From the soil up.

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

Published geographic context
31,710Population, 2021 Census
SurkhetDistrict
KarnaliProvince
People planting rice in terraced fields in Nepal
Farming in Nepal · people planting rice in terraced fields.

The municipal record, researched.

Published background

Historic municipality on the Lekbeshi River.

Kakrebihar (ancient Buddhist site)Lekbeshi area heritageagriculture.

Agriculture

Rice, maize, wheat, vegetables, pulses, oilseeds; most irrigated district in Karnali (Bheri, Babul); commercial dairy and poultry pockets; seed potato production.

Carbon & forestry context

Deciduous Sal and riverine forests on plains and Churia; moderate carbon stock; community and leasehold forestry; urban pressure on fringe forests.

Key opportunities

  • Provincial administrative services
  • education and health hub
  • Bheri-Karnali hydropower
  • agro-processing (rice
  • vegetables
  • dairy)
  • logistics and wholesale trade
  • real estate.

Natural calamities on record

  • Bheri and Babai floods, landslides on Churia slopes, urban flooding in Birendranagar, 2014 floods, fire, heat waves, road accidents along Karnali Highway.

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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Lekabeshi

Surkhet district · Karnali

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