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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
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