First
Environmental
Trekking
has
always
given
importance
to Agro
Tourism
with the
aim of
showcasing
new
areas
and
promoting
and
developing
the life
style
and
economy
of
indigenous
people
residing
in rural
area.
Nepal is
known as
an
agricultural
country
and more
than
eighteen
percent
of its
people
are
involved
in
farming.
The fact
is to be
considered
that
they
toil
hard but
are not
able to
get
expected
benefit
in lack
of
modern
technology
and
techniques.
Our
company
believes
that
agro
tourism
allows
you to
be in
close
contact
with the
inhabitants
of small
rural
villages
being
involved
in
traditional
way of
agriculture
in this
century.
You can
find out
how food
grains
are
harvested,
sorted
and
preserved,
how
vegetables
can be
grown
organically,
how
freshly
picked
fruits
are
turned
into
delicious
marmalades,
how
goats
are
milked,
cheeses
are
made,
and so
on...
Nepal
has
plenty
of
natural
resources,
which
makes
agro-tourism
more
popular
and
fascinating
among
tourists.
During
the
summer
season
you will
be
exhilarated
to see
the
farmers
being
involved
in rice
plantation.
The
techniques
they
follow
for
plantation
and
harvesting
differs
from one
region
to
another.
The
laborious
farmers
turn
their
field
into an
opera
theatre
where
they
sing
local
songs
and
exchange
funny
remarks
to avoid
the
sluggishness
and
sense of
hard
work. In
winter
season
fields
are
adorned
when
wheat
plant
starts
sprouting
across
the
land.
Not
limited
to this,
every
season
is rich
in its
agricultural
product
and
provides
the
tourists
a life
time
experience.
Rice,
wheat
and
maize
are the
major
crops of
Nepal.
Farming
systems
and crop
production
in Nepal
vary
across
the
agricultural
zones.
Physically,
the
country
is
divided
into
four
ecological
strata:
the
southern
terai
plain;
the
southern
mountain
ranges;
the
central
hill
complex;
the
northern
great
Himalayas.
Rice-based
cropping
systems,
with
wheat or
maize as
a
secondary
crop,
are
predominant
in the
terai
and
middle
hills,
whereas
in the
high
mountains
maize,
millet,
barley
and
buckwheat
are
cultivated.
Tea,
cardamom,
ginger
and
coffee
are the
important
cash
crops of
the
middle
hills.
Likewise,
wide
ranges
of
temperate
fruits
in the
high
mountains;
citrus
in the
middle
hills;
tropical/subtropical
fruits
are also
grown in
the
terai
and
middle
hill
valleys.
Vegetable-growing
in
kitchen
gardens
is
practiced
at all
elevations.
In
addition
to this
Livestock
is an
important
component
of the
Nepalese
farming
system
providing
food for
humans,
manure
for
plants,
and
draft
power
for
farms
and cash
income
for farm
families.
Cattle,
buffaloes,
sheep,
goat,
pigs and
poultry
are the
livestock
species
reared
across
different
agricultural
zones.
Agro
tourism
has
various
different
economic
and
socio
cultural
aims.
The
basis of
the
program
is the
revitalization
of the
countryside
and
reversal
of urban
trend.
It
brings
tourists
to the
countryside
instead
of over
populating
cities.
You can
meet
lovely
and hard
working
people
of rural
area,
share a
meal
with
them,
stay at
their
houses
as
family
guests,
taste
their
local
drink
and see
them
carry on
with
life
graciously.
In
addition,
to the
heartwarming
hospitality,
you will
also
witness
some of
the most
spectacular
views of
the
mountain
landscapes
or
heritage
sites
along
the way.
Our
company
truly
shares
its
profit
gained
by
selling
the
specific
packages
with the
local
community.
The
purpose
of this
profit
sharing
is to
encourage
them to
turn
their
traditional
agricultural
skill
into
modern
one. In
this
relation
we
frequently
conduct
training
and
workshop
to
educate
and
empower
the
local
community
and be a
part of
their
development
process. |
