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Yarshagumba, known as Cordyceps Sinensis , is a wonder of nature which is believed to be a cure for sexual impotency and considered as a Himalayan Herbal Viagra. Yarshagumba is found at an altitude above 4000 meters in the highlands of Nepal , Tibet and Bhutan . In Chinese medicine, it is used as an aphrodisiac (sex stimulant) and treatment of ailments from fatigue to cancer. Yarshagumba is a type of fungus which grows on Thitarodes caterpillar larva that feeds underground on the roots of trees and shrubs. Once infected, the body cavity of the larva fills with fungal mycelia and grows out killing the host. A finger like mushroom grows out from the larva above the ground during the spring and summer. This fungus-caterpillar is popularly known as Yarshagumba. Every year during May and June, thousands of villagers from remote areas risking their own lives head for high mountains to collect cordyceps or yarsagumba or yarchagumba. It is estimated that one villager can earn up to Rs. 2,500...

I found a nice video on Youtube. It's about organic farming in the high hill area of Nepal. It shows how vegetable is grown organically in rural area of Nepal.  Some  non-government organizations are promoting organic farming in rural areas of Nepal. Is organic farming a viable option to meet an ever increasing demand of food? Related articles by Zemanta Organic Foods -- Sustainable Solution or Passing Fad (food-facts.suite101.com) Gain a Better Understanding of Organic Foods (nutrition.suite101.com) The Facts of Pesticide Use and Non-organic Farming (nutrition.suite101.com) Organic Farming Advantages: How It Helps the Earth (brighthub.com) Varying Challenges of the Different Types of Organic Farming (brighthub.com) What is the Difference Between Organic Farming and Traditional Farming? (brighthub.com) Food & agriculture - July 20 (energybulletin.net) Organic Farming's Balanced Ecosystems Naturally Control Pests Better Than Monoculture (treehugger.co...

This is a preliminary research report prepared and submitted to a journal. The research is basically about the dynamic relationship among aggregate supply, terms of trade and technological variables. I hope, you guys go through the document and give me feedback and suggestions. Thank you ABSTRACT Assessing the effect of agricultural terms of trade and technological variable on the aggregate production is the main focus of the paper. Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) is used to analyze the long-run as well as short-run impact. The result shows that the effect of price and technological factor in the short-run at different lag periods is not definite. However, the effect of technological variable has a positive long-run effect on production. Price related variable like terms of trade has no significant direct impact on the aggregate production but short-run dynamics shows that the effect of price factor transmits through technological variable. http://www.docstoc.com/docs/26174234/...

World Bank publication Building competitiveness in African Agriculture- A guide to value chain concept and application http://issuu.com/world.bank.publications/docs/9780821379523/1?mode=a_p

CLIMATE CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT- WORLD DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2010 http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWDR2010/Resources/5287678-1226014527953/WDR10-Full-Text.pdf

World Development Report- 2009-Part 1 http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWDR2009/Resources/4231006-1225840759068/WDR09_bookweb_1.pdf World Development Report- 2009- Part 2 http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWDR2009/Resources/4231006-1225840759068/WDR09_bookweb_2.pdf  

Effect of agricultural commercialization on land tenure - Philippines case IFPRI paper http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/bitstream/42164/2/rr79.pdf