Nepal Export Idea: Manure Tea as Fertilizer Ashley Snoddon:
Student at The University of Guelph
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About Nepal Currency: Nepalese Rupee Terrain: Flat river plain
of the Ganges in the south Central hill region Rugged Himalayas in
the northClimate: Summer: 19 - 35C Winter: 2 - 12C Cool summers and
severe winters in northern regions Tropical summers and mild
winters in southern regionsAgriculture: Key for the development of
the nations economy Key for the development of the nations economy
13% of total foreign trade 13% of total foreign trade 39% of GDP
39% of GDP Employs 66% of total population Employs 66% of total
population Currency: Nepalese Rupee Terrain: Flat river plain of
the Ganges in the south Central hill region Rugged Himalayas in the
northClimate: Summer: 19 - 35C Winter: 2 - 12C Cool summers and
severe winters in northern regions Tropical summers and mild
winters in southern regionsAgriculture: Key for the development of
the nations economy Key for the development of the nations economy
13% of total foreign trade 13% of total foreign trade 39% of GDP
39% of GDP Employs 66% of total population Employs 66% of total
population
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Nepals need Fertilizer which is: Cost efficient Environmentally
safe Easy to handle Sustainable Existing Fertilizer in Nepal is:
Expensive Chemically Engineered Environmentally unsafe Hard to
manage Fertilizer which is: Cost efficient Environmentally safe
Easy to handle Sustainable Existing Fertilizer in Nepal is:
Expensive Chemically Engineered Environmentally unsafe Hard to
manage
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Canadas answer Manure Tea What is it? Product resulting when
cured manure is steeped for several days under sunlight Used as an
all natural alternative to chemical fertilizersProcess Manure of
animals such as cows, goats, sheep, buffalo, chickens, and horses
is collected Store and let the manure sit in direct sunlight and
occasionally turn it up Bag in burlap and steep in five-gallon
bucket Five parts Water to One part Manure Kit Includes: 2 five
gallon buckets 2 pairs of gloves 2 burlap sacks Watering can Cost
of Kit: $30.00 Manure Tea What is it? Product resulting when cured
manure is steeped for several days under sunlight Used as an all
natural alternative to chemical fertilizersProcess Manure of
animals such as cows, goats, sheep, buffalo, chickens, and horses
is collected Store and let the manure sit in direct sunlight and
occasionally turn it up Bag in burlap and steep in five-gallon
bucket Five parts Water to One part Manure Kit Includes: 2 five
gallon buckets 2 pairs of gloves 2 burlap sacks Watering can Cost
of Kit: $30.00
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Benefits to each country Nepal: Sustainable waste disposal
Gives purpose to waste Saves money on fertilizer Build Co-operative
relationship All natural benefit to the environmentCanada: Gain
export Build Co-operative relationship Publicity Shared
knowledgeNepal: Sustainable waste disposal Gives purpose to waste
Saves money on fertilizer Build Co-operative relationship All
natural benefit to the environmentCanada: Gain export Build
Co-operative relationship Publicity Shared knowledge
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Conclusion Benefit to Nepals agri-food systemBenefit to Nepals
agri-food system Create a more sustainable method of waste disposal
and fertilization Create a more sustainable method of waste
disposal and fertilization Benefit Canadas reputation of
agricultural knowledge and exportsBenefit Canadas reputation of
agricultural knowledge and exports
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Thanks for Watching Ashley Snoddon University of Guelph in
partnership with IDRC CIFSRF and DFAIT Faculty Sponsor: Prof.
Manish Raizada ([email protected]) [email protected] For
further information: A detailed written evaluation of this export
ideas posted on this website http://agtradenepalcan.weebly.com/
http://agtradenepalcan.weebly.com/ References: Department of
Agriculture. (2014). Government of nepal ministry of agriculture
development., 2014, from http://www.doanepal.gov.np Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of Denmark. (2014). Denmark in nepal., 2014, from
http://nepal.um.dk/en/about- nepal/country-facts/ Nepal Tourism
Board. (2012). Naturally nepal., 2014, from
http://welcomenepal.com/promotional/know- nepal/climate/