Organic Farm

The agricultural situation of Nepal is a dangerous and unstable one. Around 90% of Nepal's populations depend on agriculture. The use of pesticides and fertilizer is widespread and the extent to which they are used poses a health risk to people and over time depletes the fertility of the soil. WF believes that raising public awareness about the benefits of organic farming practices is very important.

WF has established an organic farm in Bhaktapur. The farm covers an area of 22 ropani of land. The land at Bhaktapur is very rough and much work is required to make it a fertile land. The WF is organizing training programs to the farmers on organic farming in Bhaklapur. WF believes that the training in Bhaktapur will be more effective as it closely resembles to the farming conditions of the rural Nepal.

WF built one house and one cow shed at the farm. The house has total 8 rooms. Two rooms have been allotted to the farm manager one room is to store farm produce and one room is to store farming tools. At present the farm has a cow -shed where 9 cows can be accommodated. At present there are seven cows. Other four rooms are for the participants who come to learn organic farming. At present 200 fruit plants are growing. Last year the farm at Bhaktapur produced maize, potatoes beans, carrots radish green Spanish and other vegetables worth of Rs. 43000. At present the farm is supplying vegetables and other crops to the need of the shelter. The new land in Bhaktapur has the capacity to meet the total demand of vegetables consumption of the shelter. As the land becomes more fertile it will yield more vegetables and cereal crops.