REGIONAL AGRICULTURE RESEARCH STATION

LUMLE, KASKI

A BRIEF INTRODUCTION

REGIONAL AGRICULTURE RESEARCH STATION

LUMLE, KASKI

A BRIEF INTRODUCTION

EvolutionEvolution• 1968 – Established as an Agriculture

Training Centre

• 1975 – Research, Extension and Training

• 1996 – HARP – 5 years (2001)– Handing over the centre to

NARC– CGS project funding– Hill research network

• 1998 – Handed over from DFID to NARC on 17 July

• 2003 – Regional Agriculture Research Station on 17 July

• 1968 – Established as an Agriculture

Training Centre

• 1975 – Research, Extension and Training

• 1996 – HARP – 5 years (2001)– Handing over the centre to

NARC– CGS project funding– Hill research network

• 1998 – Handed over from DFID to NARC on 17 July

• 2003 – Regional Agriculture Research Station on 17 July

Mission StatementTo work as an innovative regional agricultural research institution integrating the three major components (crops, livestock and agro-forestry) of hill farming system for improved livelihood of the farming communities.

Mission StatementTo work as an innovative regional agricultural research institution integrating the three major components (crops, livestock and agro-forestry) of hill farming system for improved livelihood of the farming communities.

Goals Increase agricultural production and productivity Generate income and employment Improve nutritional and food security Sustainable use of natural resources

Goals Increase agricultural production and productivity Generate income and employment Improve nutritional and food security Sustainable use of natural resources

REGIONAL DIRECTOR

SUPPORT UNITS

PERSONNEL & GENERALADMINISTRATION

ACCOUNTPLANNING, MONITORING & EVALUATION

CONSTRUCTION &MAINTENANCE

STATION RESEARCHMANAGEMENT TEAM

(SRMT)

TECHNICAL DIVISION OUTREACH DIVISION

EXTERNAL DOAD DOLS DOF OTHERS

CROP RESEARCH PROGRAMME

HORTICULTURE RESEARCH

PROGRAMME

LIVESTOCK, VETERINARY & AGRO-FORESTRY RESEARCH

PROGRAMME

CROSS CUTTING RESEARCH

PROGRAMME

ACTION RESEARCH PROGRAMME

ORGANOGRAM OF RARS, LUMLEORGANOGRAM OF RARS, LUMLE

Asset and Human ResourcesAsset and Human Resources

• Training and seminar facilities- Hall, meeting and display rooms- Dormitories (80 participants)- Dinning and entertainment (community) halls

• Training and seminar facilities- Hall, meeting and display rooms- Dormitories (80 participants)- Dinning and entertainment (community) halls

• Laboratory facilities Biotechnology Soil Science Entomology (IPM Lab.) Plant Pathology Veterinary Seed Animal Nutrition

• Laboratory facilities Biotechnology Soil Science Entomology (IPM Lab.) Plant Pathology Veterinary Seed Animal Nutrition

• Transport and school• Transport and school• Housing for staff• Housing for staff

Map of Nepal: Development Region Wise

RARS Lumle

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AER Sites

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MUSTANG

MANANG

MYANGDI

GORKHA

BAGLUNG KASKILAMJUNG

PARBATGULMI

SYANGJA TANAHU

ARGHAKHANCHIPALPA

NAWAL PARASIKAPILBASTU

RUPANDEHI

60 0 60 120 Kilometers

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1 : 1400000

LOCATION MAP WITH ECOBELT OF WESTERN DEVELOPMENT REGION

Map Source : Survey DepartmentPrepared by : GIS Section , MOAC

EcobeltHigh hillMid hillTerai

Lumle's Research Command Area

MUSTANG

MANANG

MYANGDI

GORKHA

BAGLUNG KASKILAMJUNG

PARBATGULMI

SYANGJA TANAHU

ARGHAKHANCHIPALPA

NAWAL PARASIKAPILBASTU

RUPANDEHI

60 0 60 120 Kilometers

N

1 : 1400000

LOCATION MAP WITH ECOBELT OF WESTERN DEVELOPMENT REGION

Map Source : Survey DepartmentPrepared by : GIS Section , MOAC

EcobeltHigh hillMid hillTerai

NEPAL

WDR

Household distribution by domain in the RCA Household distribution by domain in the RCA

Note: River basins = 240 - 600 m asl Low hills = 600 - 1000 m aslMid hills = 1000 - 1600 m asl High hills =1600 - 2300 m aslMountains = >2300 m asl

Note: River basins = 240 - 600 m asl Low hills = 600 - 1000 m aslMid hills = 1000 - 1600 m asl High hills =1600 - 2300 m aslMountains = >2300 m asl

A typical hill farming system

Source: Pound et al., 1995

Crop science

Outreach

Livestock and Veterinary

Horticulture Cross Cutting

Research Programs

Mandate and Research StrategyMandate and Research Strategy

Hill and area research programmes

Crop Rice, Wheat, Maize

Horticulture Citrus, Commercial Vegetables, Potato

Livestock Bovine, Small Ruminant, Livestock Feed and Agro-forestry

Cross cutting Plant Pathology, Entomology, Soil Science, Socio-economic, Seed Lab and Biotechnology/Tissue Culture

Action ResearchNon-mandated commodities

Hill and area research programmes

Crop Rice, Wheat, Maize

Horticulture Citrus, Commercial Vegetables, Potato

Livestock Bovine, Small Ruminant, Livestock Feed and Agro-forestry

Cross cutting Plant Pathology, Entomology, Soil Science, Socio-economic, Seed Lab and Biotechnology/Tissue Culture

Action ResearchNon-mandated commodities

Mandate and Research StrategyMandate and Research Strategy

- Research strategy:

Stakeholders workshops → problems →

priority → projects through Multidisciplinary teams

- Research strategy:

Stakeholders workshops → problems →

priority → projects through Multidisciplinary teams

- Research process:

On Station

Off Station: AER and OR sites

- Research process:

On Station

Off Station: AER and OR sites

Collaboration and LinkagesCollaboration and LinkagesInstitutions AreaInstitutions Area

• NARC National Commodity Programs National Agricultural Res. Institute National Animal Sci. Res. Institute Disciplinary Divisions RARS/ARS

• Government Line Agencies DoA, DoLS, DoF, NARDF

• INGOs, NGOs, CBOs

• Universities/Institutions

• Farmers

• Research

• Meetings

• Trainings

• Services

• Visits

Technology Dissemination and Scaling-upTechnology Dissemination and Scaling-up

• Farmers and stakeholders trainings• Farmers and stakeholders trainings

• RATWG meetings• RATWG meetings• Workshops, Seminars and Meetings• Workshops, Seminars and Meetings

• Participatory Experimentation: AER/OR sites• Participatory Experimentation: AER/OR sites

• Joint monitoring: Research and Development• Joint monitoring: Research and Development

• Publications / Videos• Publications / Videos

• Seeds and Saplings• Seeds and Saplings

Human ResourcesHuman Resources

Program Scientist Officers TotalCrop Science 5 55 1010Horticulture 33 55 88Cross Cutting 77 44 1111Livestock and Veterinary

66 66 1212

Outreach Research 33 66 99Admin and Accounts -- 1010 1010

Assistants -- -- 4949Grand Total 2424 3636 109109

Future visionFuture vision• Develop as Hill Agriculture Research Institute

(HARI)

• Strengthen the participatory on-farm research

• Harmonization with the Programs and policies of NARS

• Development as a resource centre for western hills

• Develop as Hill Agriculture Research Institute (HARI)

• Strengthen the participatory on-farm research

• Harmonization with the Programs and policies of NARS

• Development as a resource centre for western hills

THANK YOUTHANK YOU