PRODUCTS

Nepalese economy is based on small subsistence farming. Agriculture has been playing a key role in Nepalese economy from the very beginning and more than 68 percent of the populations are still depended on the agriculture. However the contribution of agriculture sector on national GDP is 38 percent only. Till the date farmers followed traditional technologies in agriculture sector. Rice is the staple food. Maize, wheat, potatoes, sugarcane, and millet are also widely grown. Nepal is a major producer of medicinal herbs, which grow on the Himalayan slopes. Cattle, buffalo, goats, fishery and sheep are raised.