Facilitated basic agriculture training

TOLI chairperson Mr. Padma Kiran Rana, Secretary Mr. Dhan Bahadur Rana & Mr. Guna Kumar Shrestha were facilitated a week long (May 4-10, 2025) basic agriculture training (BAT) as a resource persons, which is jointly organized by Heifer International & Animal Health Training & Consultancy Service (AHTCS), whereas the overall training was managed by the NEST Pokhara. The training was designed both practical and theoretical aspects focusing on vegetables crops in respect to sustainable soil management, vegetable nursery management, cultivation practices of seasonal & off-seasons vegetables, integrated diseases and pest management (IPM), post harvest technologies and marketing management. Besides that cultivation practices of few fruits like dragon fruit, avocado and banana including asexual propagation also was demonstration. Total 23 including 2 women participants from Baglung, Syangja, Kaski, Rautahat, Palpa & Nuwakot were participated in the training. Mr. Guna Kumar Shrestha was the training coordinator of the training.