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HICAST NEWSLETTER ISSUE 3, 2016

CELEBRATION OF HICAST DAY

16th

HICAST day was celebrated on 12th

Jestha 2073 at National Academy Hall, Kamaladi,

Kathmandu. In that occasion honorable minister of Agriculture Mr. Haribol Gajurel was as a

chief guest, The Dean of faculty of Science and Technology Mr. Subha Narayan Pathak,

Chairperson of Avenues TV Mr. Bhaskar Raj Rajkarnikar as guest and Chairperson of HICAST

Dr. Binayak P. Rajbhandari chaired the inaugural session.

Dr. Heramba Bdr. Rajbhandari, former secretary of ministry of Agriculture and pioneer of

private dairy enterprises was honoured with lifetime achievement awards for his enormous

contribution in private and public dairy industries, Dr. Mukti N. Shrestha, former secretary of

ministry of Agriculture for his contribution in continous education in Veterinary medicine at

HICAST since its establishment and Dr. Keshari Laxmi Manandhar, former principal scientist of

NARC were honoured for her contribution in growth of commercial mushroom farming in

Nepal.

Similarly, the following staffs who have contributed 10 years of uninterrupted service at

HICAST were honoured.

“AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION THROUGH QUALITY EDUCATION”

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S.N Name Designation S.N Name Designation

1. Ms. Gita Devi

Devkota Pathak

Chief, Financial

Admin.

10. Mr. Balaram Mahat Office Asst.

2. Mr. Ghanashyam

Luintel

Chief, General

Admin.

11. Mr. Jeevan KC Lab Asst.

3. Ms. Puja Shrestha Officer, Examination 12. Mr. Himlal Kumal Office Asst.

4. Ms. Shova Thapa Officer, Account 13. Ms. Rekha Dangol Lab Girl

5. Ms. Rekha Shrestha Officer, Academic

Admin

14. Ms. Chhanda

Kumari Tripathi

Lab Girl

6. Ms. Romina Adhikari Officer, Laboratory 15. Ms. Chandrakala

Bhandari

Office Asst.

7. Mr. Rabi Pudasaini Officer, Farm Mgmt. 16. Ms. Rama KC Office Asst.

8. Mr. Birendra Byanju Senior Driver 17. Ms. Rupa Mahat Office Asst.

9. Mr. Dinesh Koju Driver

NATIONAL RICE DAY 2073

National rice day was celebrated by HICAST on Ashad 15, 2073 (29th

June 2016) by planting

rice seedlings in HICAST Integrated Research Farm located at Bandegaun, Lalitpur. Chairperson

of HICAST Dr. Binayak P. Rajbhandari inaugurated in the presence of all faculty members,

administrative staffs and students. Similarly, journalists from various media were also present in

that occasion.

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WORLD VETERINARY DAY 2016

World Veterinary day 2016 had been celebrated based on the theme “Continuing Education with

a One Health Focus” on 30th April 2016.

The programme was organized by

Nepal Veterinary Association in

coordination with Department of

Livestock Services (DLS), Nepal

Agricultural Research Council

(NARC), Himalayan College of

Agricultural Sciences and

Technology (HICAST) and other

related stakeholders. Principal, Dr.

K.B Shrestha, entire faculty members

and students of B.V.Sc & AH

programme actively participated in various activities including awareness rally (Prabhat Pheri)

programme staring from Veterinary complex Tripureshwor.

WORLD RABIES DAY 2016

World Rabies Day 2016 had been celebrated in Kathmandu with various activities covering

public awareness, distributing education materials, free dog vaccination program and related

activities. Veterinary Public Health Office organized a mass rally on September 28 in

coordination with Directorate of Animal Health, Department of Livestock Serves, Ministry of

Livestock Development, Ministry of Health and HICAST. An interaction workshop was

conducted at DLS after the rally. Three papers were also presented on the workshop focusing

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scenario of Rabies situation in Nepal, National Rabies Control Strategy and Dog

Population/Mass Dog Vaccination in Kathmandu metropolitan city.

TRAINING/WORKSHOP/SEMINAR

Date Title of Training/Workshop/Seminar Organizer Participant

21st–25

th

June 2016

Global Conference on Veterinary Education OIE, Thailand Dr. K. B Shrestha

12th

-13th

July 2016

2nd National Workshop on Animal Feeds

and Forages (Feed the Future)

DLS, Kathmandu Dr. U M Singh

17th

-28th

Oct 2016

General Animal Birth Control Protocol WVS, India Dr. Raju Shrestha

TECHNICL PAPER PRESENTATION AND DISSEMINATION

International Horticulture Conference

Head of Agriculture programme, HICAST Mr. Bishnu P. Bhattarai presented a paper on

“Agriculture Education in Nepal” at First International Horticulture Conference

organized by Horticulture Society Nepal held on 27th

Nov. – 30th

Nov. 2015 at Park

Villege, Kathmandu. The programme was co-sponsored by HICAST.

National conference on Veterinary education

Principal of HICAST Dr. K. B. Shrestha presented a joint theme paper on “Veterinary

Education in Nepal” at 12th

National Conference of Nepal Veterinary Association. The

conference was held on 1st – 3

rd May 2016 at Nepal Academy Hall Kathmandu.

Aloevera Procesing Training

Mr. Bishnu P. Bhattarai, Agriculture Programme Head of HICAST provided three day

training programme on Aloe vera Processing to the farmers from Ramechhap.

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Post-Harvest Management Training

The Agriculture programme head of HICAST Mr. Bishnu P. Bhattarai gave two days

training programme to the farmers of Ramechhap on the topic “Post-Harvest

Management.”

MOU BETWEEN HICAST AND iDE

The MoU between HICAST and iDE was signed to establish a formal agreement with the

organization for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies for Vegetable and Mango Pests in

Asia project. The purpose of this agreement is to carry out a study on “Pest and disease

surveillance”.

VOLUNTEER EXCHANGE PROGRAMME (SUPPORTED BY CECI)

Katherine Jenkins, Web and Communication Officer from University of Guelph, Ontario,

Canada worked as a Volunteer form 27th

May to 11th

June 2016. During that period she

contributed on improving communication system of HICAST. For that she performed major

activities such as updating website and mobile app, development of brochure, including home

page navigation and academic content of website etc.

Benoit Lesage, Manager, office Automation Technology from transat AT Inc. Montreal, Quebec,

Canada was involved as volunteer (IT Advisor) in HICAST from 13th

to 29th

July 2016. His

major professional contribution were management of e-library, development of student database

system, assist in procuring cloud software like open Drive. He also provided useful tips about the

uses of IT at HICAST.

Mr. Bimal Bhattarai, Communication Officer of HICAST was nominated as counter partner for

both volunteers. He was involved actively in all the activities related to communication and

information technology in HICAST.

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A farewell programme was organized separately to above mentioned volunteers at different dates

under chairmanship of Dr. Binayak P. Rajbhandari, Chairperson of HICAST along with

Principal Dr. K.B Shrestha, UNITERA Programme Officer/ CECI Ms. Dibyashwari Khadka,

and HICAST family. Dr. Rajbhandari handed over token of love to each of them and extended

thanks for their invaluable support. Lastly, Dr. Rajbhandari thanked to CECCI Nepal and

UNITERA Programme for their cooperation and said “such type of support is expected from

UNITERA/ CECI in future as well”.

HICAST SPORTS MEET 2016

Sports meet was organized by HICAST from 5th

-10th

September, 2016. The committee was

formed for the successful completion of the event under the chairmanship of Mr. Krishna Prasad

Bhatta and Mr. Bimal Bhattarai as a

Member along with student

representatives viz., Bushwalk Raj

BK, Binod Dahal, Bibek Thapa,

Nirmal Singh Thakuri, Sulav

Baidhya and Nischal Ghimire.

Various games like Football, Basket

ball, Cricket, Badminton, Volley

ball, Chess, Quiz competition, Table

Tennis, Tug of War, Spoon Race,

Mini Marathon and Relay race were

scheduled during the sports meet.

Separate events for boys and girls

were conducted as girls student were very enthusiastic and actively participated in each event.

The prize distribution ceremony was held on 13th

August 2016 under the chairmanship of Dr.

K.B Shrestha, Principal of HICAST. Dr. Shrestha congratulated all the winners during his speech

and handed over the medals and certificates to them.

INTRODUCTION OF NEW PROGRAMMES IN MASTER DEGREE

Another two master degree programme in agriculture; M.Sc. Ag. (Commercial Horticulture) and

M.Sc. Ag. (Sustainable Agricultural & Climate Change) has been approved by academic council

of Purbanchal University. The meeting of PU academic council was held on 5th

August 2016.

HICAST will start these two programmes along with previously started M.Sc. Ag (Agri-business

Mgmt), M.Sc. Dairy Technology and M.Sc. Meat Technology from January 2017.

Similarly, revised course of B.Sc. (Honours) Agriculture and B.V.Sc. & A.H. programmes has

been also approved. This will be effective from coming academic year.

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NEW VOLUME OF HICAST JOURNAL

Volume 16 of Nepalese Journal of Agricultural Sciences (NJAS) has been published which

includes technical papers on Agricultural and Veterinary sciences. It is noteworthy that articles

from Bangladesh, India, USA, and People’s Republic of China are also published in the volume

16 of the journal. The soft copy of the journal is available at/ www.hicast.edu.np/.

RESEARCH PROGRAMME

Funded by NAST

HICAST conducted a research funded by

NAST, Khumaltar, Nepal where lead

researcher was Dr. Shreeram P. Neopane,

(Adjunct Associate Professor, HICAST)

along with Dr. Suraj Thapa (Instructor,

HICAST) Dr. Bishwas Sharma,

(Assistant Professor, HICAST), & Dr.

Ananta Koirala (Veterinary officer, GoN)

as associate researchers on the topic

“Climate Change Impacts on Livestock

Raising and Household Economy of

Mustang Districts”. A one day research

dissemination program was held on 12th

July 2016 within HICAST premises where active

participants were mainly from DLS, NARC, DLSO, faculty members of HICAST and final year

Veterinary students of HICAST. The above mentioned research was started at March 2015 and

ended on August 2016.

Funded by University Grants Commission (UGC)

A research project by Dr. Bishwas Sharma and Dr. Suraj Thapa from HICAST entitled “Sero-

prevalence of Brucellosis in Goat of Dolakha district” has been approved by UGC, Nepal for

2017.

Collaboration with HEIFER

Research project on study and control of Mastitis collaborated with Heifer International has been

approved under the funding of Florida State University / FEED THE FUTRE innovation lab

programme.

Colorado State University Collaboration

A Research Project on Epidemiology of Animal disease Reporting system involving farmers at

village level from Dhading, Dolkha and Nuwakot.

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NEW APPOINMENTS

NAME DEPARTMENT POSITION

Dr. Shijan Adhikari Veterinary Assistant Professor

Mr. Prakash Ghimire Agriculture Assistant Professor

Ms. Anita Gautam Agriculture Assistant Professor

Mr. Krishna Pd. Bhatta Agriculture Instructor

Ms. Sanjeeta Karki Administration Office Assistant

Ms. Akbar Singh Dhami Administration Office Assistant

NEW SESSION ENROLLMENT 2016

HICAST announced the admission notice for the new enrollment for B.Sc. (Hons.) Ag. Ag. And

BVSc & AH programme. Among more than 500 students 96 in agriculture and 40 in Veterinary

programme has been selected. Because of increasing scope of agricultural education in Nepal

there is growing number of applicants to study higher education in the field of Agriculture and

Veterinary science.

EDUCATIONAL TOUR

BVSc & AH 6th

Semester (18th

-

24th

Sept. 2016): An educational

tour for BVSc & AH 6th

semester

student was organized as per

academic curricula to visit different

places related to livestock and

poultry in the western region of

Nepal. The tour was coordinated By

Dr. Pramesh Chalise; faculty

member of HICAST. Major places like NARC Lumle, NARC Bandipur, National Livestock

Breeding Centre and Livestock Development Firm Lampatan, Pokhara, Chyangli Cow Firm,

Gorkha, was visited to observe various activities during the seven days long tour.

BVSc & AH 7th

Semester (26th

Sept-2nd

October 2016): An educational tour for BVSc & AH

7th

semester student was organized as per academic curricula to visit different places related to

livestock and poultry in the Eastern region of Nepal. The tour was coordinated By Dr. Pramesh

Chalise; faculty member of HICAST. Major places viz. Regional Agriculture Research Centre,

Tarahara, Sunsari, National Buffalo Research Centre, Tarahara, Sunsari, Agriculture Research

Centre, Pakharibas, Dhankuta was visited to observe various activities during the seven days

long tour.

B.Sc. (Hons) Ag. 6th

Semester (7th

-14th

Sept. 2016): Educational tour was organized in western

region of Nepal in coordination of Mr. Prakash Ghimire, faculty member of HICAST. Different

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agricultural research stations and farms viz. NARC Khajura, Banana farm Tikapur, NARC

Lumle, NARC Bandipur were observed by 96 students of BSc (Hons) Ag.

B.Sc. (Hons) Ag 4th

Semester (24th

Sept-30th

Sept): An educational tour for BSc (Hons) Ag 4th

semester (Section A) students was organized as per academic curriculum to visit different places

related to Agriculture Sector in the Eastern Part of Nepal. The tour was coordinated By Mr.

Krishna Prasad Bhatta; faculty member of HICAST and Mr. Lava Dev Shrestha, Administrative

Staff of HICAST. Major places such as Regional Agriculture Research Station, Tarahara,

Sunsari, National Buffalo Research Centre, Tarahara, Sunsari, Agriculture Research Station,

Pakharibas, Dhankuta, Kanyam Tea State, Ilam, Regional Plant protection Office, Biratnagar and

Maajhi Citrus Farm, Morang were visited to observe various activities during the seven days

long tour (Ashwin 8 -14, 2073).

ANIMAL HEALTH CAMP

Ninth semester students of BVSc &

AH programme were involved in

animal health camp organized at

Topa village of Rajbiraj District on

20th

Sept 2016 which was

coordinated by Dr. Umesh Mandal,

faculty member of HICAST. The

students had exposure in field

regarding different clinical cases of

various species of animal like

parasitic infestation, malnutrition,

maggots infestation in large and small ruminants. “More than 400 farmers were directly

benefited from the programme”; coordinator Dr. Mandal said. HICAST had provided various

medicinal supports to the health camp such as anthelmintics, antibiotics and other supported

drugs.

THESIS DEFENSE PROGRAMME

MASTERS PROGRAMME

The defense programme of the first batch of Master of Science in Agriculture (Agribusiness

Management) students was held on, 2016. The defense programme was chaired by Dr. Binayak

P. Rajbhandari. Below mentioned student successfully defended their research work.

SN Students Name Name of Advisor TOPIC

1. Tej B. Basnet Mr. Bishnu P.

Bhattarai

Value chain analysis of tomato produced under IPM

approach in three different ecological regions of Nepal

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BVSc & AH PROGRAMME

The thesis defense programme of 10th

batch student of BVSc & AH programme was started

from. Following student were successfully defended their research work:

SN Name Advisor Topic

1. Kamaleswor Bhat Dr. K.B. Shrestha,

HICAST

Prevalence of Toxocara vitulorum in cattle and buffalo

calves of Kanchanpur

2. Bebina Pandey Dr. K.B. Shrestha,

HICAST

Identification of Gastrointestinal parasites of goats of

Khasi Bazar Kathmandu by larval culture

3. Khila Bogati Dr. K. B. Shrestha,

HICAST

Prevalence of Helminths parasites in Pigs of

Kathmandu valley

4. Srijan Thapa Dr. S.P. Shrestha,

AHRD

Screening of faecal samples of goats for

Cryptosporidium spp in Kirtipur

5. Bidhan Khatri Dr. S.P. Shrestha,

AHRD

Prevalence of Helminths parasites in equines of

Kathmandu valley

6. Bishal Chaudhary Dr. S.P. Shrestha,

AHRD

Prevalence of E. canis in street dogs of Kathmandu

district

7. Sabita Sapkota Dr. D.R. Ratala,

NVC

Survey of knowledge, attitude and practices of butchers

associated with hygienic aspects of retail meat shops of

Kathmandu valley

8. Gaurav Raj Aryal Dr. B.R. Joshi Prevalence of gastro-intestinal parasites in chaunries of

Dolakha district

9. Uday Kumar Sah Dr. B.R.Thapa Prevalence of Demodex in canines of Kathmandu

valley

10. Pradhuman Yadav Dr. B.R. Thapa Prevalence of Parvo virus infection in canine cases of

Mobile Veterinary hospital, Lalitpur

11. Bikalp Karki Dr. K. P. Sankhi Fertility improvement through hormonal therapy in

repeat breeder cattle of Kathmandu valley

12. SarojYadav Dr. R. Chaunlagain Status of live poultry market and evaluation of

biosecurity condition among the poultry farms of

Kathmandu

13. Nirmal Bista Dr. R. Chaulagain Economic analysis of commercial poultry farms of

Kathmandu district

14. Milan Mahat Dr. U. Dahal Comparative economic analysis of mash and pelleted

feeds in broilers productions

15. Parbat Jung Thapa Dr. M. Prajapati,

AHRD

Sero-prevalence of Brucellosis in pigs of Kathmandu

16. Rahul Shrestha Dr. M. Prajapati,

AHRD

Prevalence of Influenza A in Pigs of Kathmandu valley

17. Sanjeev Acharya Dr. B.N.Adhikary Risk of zoonotic diseases in Veterinary practice

18. Sayuj Poudel Dr. U.M.Singh,

HICAST

Prevalence of Paratuberculosis in cattle of Kathmandu

valley

19. Serene Amatya Dr. U.M. Singh,

HICAST

Mortality of Cobb-500 Broiler grandparent stock of

Nepal

20 Shristi Shrestha Dr. B. Sharma,

MoAP

Study of poultry disease pattern of Kathmandu valley

21. Jay Bikram Shah Dr. B. Sharma,

MoAP

Study of subclinical mastitis in Mulpani and Gothatar

of Kathmandu district

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22 Shailendra Kumar

Yadav

Dr. B. Sharma,

MoAP

Prevalence of Brucellosis in the goats of Mahottari

District

23. Amrit Deuja Dr. S. Manandhar Screening of Antibiotic residues in marketable milk

24. Niranjana Karki Dr M. Upadhyaya The epidemiology of owner perceived behavioral

problems in dog population of Kathmandu valley

B.SC. (HONS) AG. PROGRAMME

The thesis defense programme of 11th

batch student of B.Sc.(Hons) Ag. programme was

completed in the chairmanship of Dr. Binayak P. Rajbhandari; Chairperson of HICAST.

Following student were successfully defended their research work:

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Students Name Name of Advisor TOPIC

Horticulture

1 Bindu Hamal Dr. Binayak P.

Rajbhandari

Role of ginger farming in livelihood security of rural

households in Salyan district

2 Dipesh Khulal Prof. Dr.

Shantaman Shakya

Comparative study on post – harvest losses of major cut

flowers in Kathmandu valley

3 Durga Naupane Ms. Sita Bantha

Magar

Study on marketing of vegetables in Kalimati and

Balkhu vegetable markets

4 Khem Raj

Mishra

Mr. Bishnu Prasad

Bhattarai

Vegetable production and its role in income generation

at Dhap VDC of Darchula district

5 Om Prakash

Bhushal

Prof. Dr.

Shantaman Shakya

Comparative study on leafy vegetable production under

organic and conventional farming system in Madhyapur

Thimi Municipality Bhaktapur district

6 Prakash Sejwal Prof. Dr.

Shantaman Shakya

Organic vegetable production technology in Kathmandu

valley

7 Rajani Pradhan Mr. Bishnu Prasad

Bhattarai

Flower production and its role in income generation in

Kathmandu valley

8 Roshon Dhakal Prof. Dr. G.K

Shrestha

Study on post harvest status of banana under different

packaging materials and chemical treatments

9 Sabita Duwal Mr. Bishnu P.

Bhattarai

Production and marketing status of green leafy

vegetables in Bhaktapur district

10 Sapana Dahal Ms. Namita Nepal Impact of organic farming in food security and

sustainable livelihood of the farmers in Bhaktapur

district

11 Satya Raj

Upadhyay

Prof. Dr G.K

Shrestha

Capsicum , cauliflower and cucumber production under

plastic tunnel in Kathmandu valley

12 Soni Pun Mr. Bishnu P.

Bhattarai

Production and market status of vegetable crops and its

role in income generation in Jajarkot district

13 Sunil Pokhrel Mr. Bishnu P.

Bhattarai

Study on the post harvest losses and vase life of Gerbera

(Gerbera jamensonii) under various preservatives

14 Suraksha Thapa Mr. Bishnu P.

Bhattarai

Study on the postharvest losses of tomato in Kavre

district during the supply chain system

15 Sarad Chand Prof. Dr.

Shantaman Shakya

Vegetable production practices under poly house

condition in Darchula district of Nepal

Sustainable Agriculture

1 Naresh Khadka Dr. Binayak P. Poverty and food security situation of Thami community

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Rajbhandari in Dolakha district of Nepal

2 Naresh Singh

Dhami

Dr. Binayak P.

Rajbhandari

Assessment on socioeconomic and technological

changes in Lampakha ecovillage Salyan

3 Ratish Bohora Mr. Kamal Kant Jha Assessment on socioeconomic and technological

changes in Banbensi ecovillage Salyan

4 Richa Khadka Dr. Binayak P.

Rajbhandari

Assessment of socio-economic condition of large

cardamom growers in Khotang district

5 Rishi Raj Oli Dr. Binayak P.

Rajbhandari

Assessment of socioeconomic and technological

changes Sera ecovillage Salyan

6 Samana Rai Dr. Binayak P.

Rajbhandari

Indigenous knowledge system of Rai community for

livelihood security of Khotang district.

7 Dipak Acharya Dr. Binayak P.

Rajbhandari

Assessment of socioeconomic and technological

changes in Bagchaur ecovillage Salyan

Plant Protection

1 Anupa Subedi Dr. Yubak D. GC Incidence and on-farm management of potato tuber

moth (Phthorimaea operculella zeller) in Panchkhal,

Kavre

2 Chitra Bdr G.C Dr Yubak D. GC

Comparative study of aphid population on broad bean

genotypes treated by rogor

3 Deepa Adhikari Dr. B.N Mahato Surveillance and screening of wheat varieties against

yellow rust disease of wheat in Kathmandu valley

4 Ganga Ghimire Dr. B.N Mahato Survey and varietal screening of leaf rust disease in

Kathmandu valley

5 Januka Thapa Dr Yubak D. GC Study on performance of broad bean genotypes to

chocolate spot disease

6 Kamana

Bhattarai

Mr. Madav Lamsal Status of major insect pests and diseases of tomato

cultivation under the plastic house in kaski district

7 Lok Bdr. Rana Mr. R.P. Mainali Life table and efficacy study of green lacewing

(Chrysoperla carnea stephens) in laboratory conditions

8 Subesh Dhakal Mr. Gopal Prasad

Parajuli

Study on the management of late blight disease of potato

in Kathmandu valley.

Agri. Economics & Business Management

1 Aabriti Malla Mr. Rajendra Bhari Comparative study on market opportunity of organic and

inorganic vegetables in Kathmandu district

2 Ananda Khadka Mr. Rajendra Bhari Cut flower marketing in Kathmandu valley

3 Bikash K.C Dr. Kiran Joshi Socio economic analysis of goat rearing in different

areas of Sindhuli district.

4 Dilip K.

Maharjan

Mr. Raj K. Adhikari Benefit-cost analysis of mushroom production in

Kathmandu valley

5 Krishna Pd.

Sharma

Dr. Kiran Joshi Marketing potentials of micro-enterprise products and

services: problems and prospects in Bardiya district.

6 Narayan

Bhattarai

Mr. Kamal Raj

Gautam

A study on marketing of potato in Kavre district

7 Netra Bdr. Shahi Mr. Kamal Raj

Gautam

Economic impact of earthquake in agriculture losses in

Sindhupalchok district of Nepal

8 Purushottom

Gyawali

Mr. Nanu Jha An assessment on the implementation of fertilizer

subsidy program in Nepal

9 Ronit Pachhai Mr. Surendra

Subedhi

Cost of production in tomato cultivation under plastic

tunnel technology of Kathmandu district

10 Srijana Subedi Mr. Raj K. Adhikari Analysis of smallholder’s goat enterprise a case of dang.

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Soil Science

1 Bhupendra

Adhikari

Dr. Shree P. Vista Study on effective application method of humic acid for

onion production

2 Binod Kharel Mr. Roshan Babu

Ojha

Soil fertility status of vegetable growing pocket area at

Birendranagar, Surkhet district.

3 Kopila Shrestha Dr. Y.G. Khadka Study on the effect of organic manures on onion

production and soil fertility improvement at mid hills

4 Pratikshya

Shrestha

Dr. Y.G. Khadka Response of wheat varieties to different levels of

nitrogen in Khumaltar under upland condition

5 Rupa Ghimire Dr. Y.G. Khadka Effect of different level of phosphorus on yield of wheat

under rice-wheat cropping system at Khumaltar

condition

6 Sudip Paudel Dr. Shree P. Vista Effect of biochar application on soil characteristics and

onion production

7 Sushmita Dhakal Dr. Shree P. Vista Influence of humic acid on soil properties vis-a-vis

onion production

8 Upendra Sharma Mr. Roshan Babu

Ojha

Soil fertility status of shifting cultivation system at

Anbukhaireni, Tanahun

MEETING WITH PU AUTHORITIES

A meeting was held with Examination Controller of P.U. Mr. Mohan Basnet and Chairperson of

HICAST Dr. Binayak P. Rajbhandari along with Principal Dr. K.B Shrestha and other authorities

on 22nd

October 2016. The meeting streamlined the examination schedule for maintaining proper

academic calendar of B.Sc.(Honours) Ag and BVSC and AH programmes run under Purbanchal

University.

MEETING WITH WINROCK INTERNATIONAL

A Meeting with a team of Winrock International F2F programme was held at HICAST college

to discuss on past collaborative programs. Another meeting was held at central office, Bagdol on

24th

August 2016 to discuss about future collaboration between Winrock International and

HICAST.

TALK PROGRAMME ON WEED MANAGEMENT

A one day seminar on "Importance of integrated weed management in agricultural cropping

systems” was successfully organized at HICAST on 8th

August 2016. Dr. Anil Shrestha,

Professor of Weed Science at State University of California, USA was the speaker in the

seminar. The event was facilitated by F2F programme, Winrock International.

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A Glimpse of Various Activities at HICAST

Dr. Anil Shrestha presenting seminar on weed

management

Meeting with PU authorities

Student of B.V.Sc. & AH defending their thesis

Student involvement in Mushroom production

Postmortem examination of a horse at HICAST

Research Farm

Faculty & students of HICAST in research

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HICAST News Round- up

Edited by: Dr. Binayak P. Rajbhandari

Compiled by: Mr. Bimal Bhattarai