Home Gardens in Nepal

Bioversity International

Published in : 2006

Available in : English

This book on Nepalese home gardens brings together new research finding and perspectives to show us how home gardens contribute to the development, nutrition and well being of rural household. The extensive literature on home gardens has addressed the various aspects of food security, nutrition, income, gender, biodiversity and ecosystem services that simply enumerating the attributes of home gardens; they have shown how gardens can be supported and mobilized as a development intervention that contributes to empowering rural households by generating income and improved nutrition in ways that are embedded in local cultures and traditions.

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Home Gardens in Nepal (PDF, 1.39Mb)

Originally posted at : Bioversity International - Publications

This resource is listed under:

Themes : Household Food Security and community nutrition, general, Interventions, general, Biodiversity, Biodiversity, Home gardens, Home gardens, Local foods, Local foods, Local foods, Rural nutrition, Rural nutrition

Resource types : Meeting reports, Reports