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Municipal agricultural land profile

Dungeshwor
From the soil up.

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

Published geographic context
14,533Population, 2021 Census
DailekhDistrict
KarnaliProvince
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 in western Dailekh.

Shiva temple (Dungeshwar Mahadev)forested hills and terraced fields.

Agriculture

Maize, rice, wheat, millet, ginger, turmeric, citrus; mixed crop-livestock subsistence on terraced hills; irrigation limited to river valleys.

Carbon & forestry context

Sub-tropical to temperate community forests on mid-hills; moderate carbon sequestration potential; watershed role for Bheri tributaries.

Key opportunities

  • Ginger and turmeric processing
  • mid-hill tourism (temples
  • trekking corridors to Jumla-Dolpa)
  • road-linked trade with Surkhet.

Natural calamities on record

  • Monsoon landslides, flash floods along seasonal streams, 2014 Karnali floods affected lower areas, occasional drought and wildfire.

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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Dungeshwor

Dailekh district · Karnali

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