Agriculture: Nepal
Total Area:147,181 sq km
Land Area: 143,351 sq km Water Area: 3,830 sq km Climate description: varies from cool summers and severe winters in north to subtropical summers and mild winters in south Terrain description: Tarai or flat river plain of the Ganges in south, central hill region, rugged Himalayas in north Arable Land Use: 16% Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.8% Irrigated Land: 11,680 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources: 210.2 cu km (2011) Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 9.5 cu km/yr Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 334.7 cu m/yr Natural Hazards description: severe thunderstorms; flooding; landslides; drought and famine depending on the timing, intensity, and duration of the summer monsoons Environmental Current Issues: deforestation (overuse of wood for fuel and lack of alternatives); contaminated water (with human and animal wastes, agricultural runoff, and industrial effluents); wildlife conservation; vehicular emissions Total Labor Force: 18 million % of Labor Force in Agriculture: 75% Agricultural Products description: pulses, rice, corn, wheat, sugarcane, jute, root crops; milk, water buffalo meat |