Background of Nepal:
Nepal is a small country with a total area of 147,181 km2. It is located between India and China in the continent of Asia. Nepal has a total population of 28,962,006 people consisting of 49% male and 51% females. In Nepal, 81% of the population live in rural areas and farm as a source of livelihood. The other 18% of the population live in cities (Country Meters, 2016). Kathmandu is the capital of Nepal, with a population of 1 million people. It is the center for economic activity and where businesses and markets are located. This city is the main hub for transportation and the location of the Tribuvan International Airport, which is the main airstrip. Many families in the city have backyard farms with vegetables and livestock, such as goats and chickens. Nepal is divided into three different regions based on climate, altitude and types of livestock and crops. The mountain region has a cool climate with a very short growing season because of high altitudes, harsh temperature and the inability to irrigate the land. The mountain is isolated from the rest of the country accessed only by small trails, using cattle and mules as transportation (Bioversity International, 2016). The hills region has a subtropical climate and very little flat land. Rice farming is done on terraces and crops are planted on the hillside (Paudel, 2016). Parts of the hills region have no roads like the mountain region and are isolated as well. Lastly, the Terai region has a subtropical climate good for growing tropical fruits and vegetables. The region has highly fertile soil, and 57% of the land can be irrigated. There is not much livestock farming in this region. Two religions in Nepal are Buddhism and Hinduism. Hinduism is the main religion for the majority of people in Nepal. Hindus worship cows and pigs, and use vegetables and chicken meat as their alternative source of food (Rochow & Benno, 2009).
References
Bioversity International, 2016. Himalayan foods: healthy and nutritious crop varieties. CGIAR
Research Center [online] Available from http://www.bioversityinternational.org/e-library/publications/detail/himalayan-foods-healthy-and-nutritious-crop-varieties/ (accessed 25 November 2016)
Country Meters, 2016. Nepal Population. [online] Available from
http://countrymeters.info/en/Nepal (accessed 24 November 2016)
Meyer-Rochow, Victor Benno 2009. Food Taboos: their origins and purposes. U.S
National Library of Medicine [online] Available from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2711054/ (accessed 23 November 2016)
Paudel, K.C, 2016. Implication of Forage and Livestock Production on Soil Fertility. Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [online] Available from http://www.fao.org/docrep/004/T0706E/T0706E08.htm (accessed 23 November 2016)
Nepal is a small country with a total area of 147,181 km2. It is located between India and China in the continent of Asia. Nepal has a total population of 28,962,006 people consisting of 49% male and 51% females. In Nepal, 81% of the population live in rural areas and farm as a source of livelihood. The other 18% of the population live in cities (Country Meters, 2016). Kathmandu is the capital of Nepal, with a population of 1 million people. It is the center for economic activity and where businesses and markets are located. This city is the main hub for transportation and the location of the Tribuvan International Airport, which is the main airstrip. Many families in the city have backyard farms with vegetables and livestock, such as goats and chickens. Nepal is divided into three different regions based on climate, altitude and types of livestock and crops. The mountain region has a cool climate with a very short growing season because of high altitudes, harsh temperature and the inability to irrigate the land. The mountain is isolated from the rest of the country accessed only by small trails, using cattle and mules as transportation (Bioversity International, 2016). The hills region has a subtropical climate and very little flat land. Rice farming is done on terraces and crops are planted on the hillside (Paudel, 2016). Parts of the hills region have no roads like the mountain region and are isolated as well. Lastly, the Terai region has a subtropical climate good for growing tropical fruits and vegetables. The region has highly fertile soil, and 57% of the land can be irrigated. There is not much livestock farming in this region. Two religions in Nepal are Buddhism and Hinduism. Hinduism is the main religion for the majority of people in Nepal. Hindus worship cows and pigs, and use vegetables and chicken meat as their alternative source of food (Rochow & Benno, 2009).
References
Bioversity International, 2016. Himalayan foods: healthy and nutritious crop varieties. CGIAR
Research Center [online] Available from http://www.bioversityinternational.org/e-library/publications/detail/himalayan-foods-healthy-and-nutritious-crop-varieties/ (accessed 25 November 2016)
Country Meters, 2016. Nepal Population. [online] Available from
http://countrymeters.info/en/Nepal (accessed 24 November 2016)
Meyer-Rochow, Victor Benno 2009. Food Taboos: their origins and purposes. U.S
National Library of Medicine [online] Available from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2711054/ (accessed 23 November 2016)
Paudel, K.C, 2016. Implication of Forage and Livestock Production on Soil Fertility. Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [online] Available from http://www.fao.org/docrep/004/T0706E/T0706E08.htm (accessed 23 November 2016)