Nepal 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 eighty 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.
