—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 6,1971
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Life in the Terai Section - Fourth Report From Nepal
By Peggy Wallaston
Chester County IFYE
As I sit heie in Tulsipur en
joying the sunshine and warmth
of this tiny village, my thoughts
turn toward Pennsylvania where
you aie deep in winter’s cold.
At the present I am exper
iencing life in the Teiai Nepal is
divided into thiee sections the
Hills, including the Himalayas
with the world’s highest moun
tain peaks, the Valley, in which
Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital city,
is located, and the Teiai which
holders India
Eveiythmg is veiy different
here in the Terai as compared
to the Hills The Indian- in
fluence is veiy much in evi
dence, as one might expect, due
to the proximity of this country
to Nepal
One everyday example is the
way bundles are carried In the
Hills, baskets of glass, and vege
tables and bundles of uce are
carried from the fields on the
stooped backs of everyone—
fiom young children to the sen
ioi citizens of the village In the
Terai, jugs of water, bundles of
grain, and bags of grain (weigh-
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mg from 100 to 150 pounds are
earned with apparent great ease
on the heads Oh, such steady
heads and straight backs these
people have'
Methods of agricultural prac
tices aie one step ahead of those
in the Hills Due to the level
terrain, animal labor can be
utilized in the Terai
Yoked oxen, pulling plows, are
able to turn more sod in a day’s
work than a man using a shoit
handled hand plow. I have even
seen a few tractors in use, how
ever, the cost of ti actor as well
as the gas to run it are prohibi
tive to most Nepali farmers
Their aveiage annual income
is 700 rupees or $7O U S cur
rency
Much of Nepal’s agiiculture
pi oduction is grown in the Terai,
rice and wheat being the mam
ci ops Improved varieties of
both aie being introduced. How
ever, acceptance of these as well
as impioved techniques using
lime sowing, commercial fei
tilizers and irrigation are slow
to take hold
Although still in the infancy
stage of development, 4-H Clubs
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Peggy Wollaston
4-H Begins in Nepal
ai e doing their own small part in
raising the agricultural level.
Demonstration plots of rice and
wheat both local and improved
varieties and techniques are
being planted by the clubs in the
hope that their fathers will
lealize the value in terras of in
ci eased yield and profit of the
improved varieties
Char pate (4-H) Clubs were
started b> an IFYE to the
US in 1955 when he returned
to Nepal Most of the members
are bo>s between the ages of 12
and 21
The projects available include
rice and wheat cultivation, and
vegetable gardening
Last jear, competition was be
gun in each of the 12 4-H dis
tricts of Nepal Vegetables and
grams were exhibited and prizes
awarded
Char pate Clubs are at the
same stage of development now
in Nepal as they were in the U S.
in 1914 and 4-H was fitst or
ganized They have a long way
to go in organization, record
keeping, and variety of projects
Announcing:
a dry
“pop-up*!
Can cut
planting time
in half!
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offered, but at least a start has As this letter travels to America,
been made. life in Nepal’s Terai is moving
Char pate Clubs are more ac- at its usual slow, leisurely pact,
tive in the Terai than the Hills Wheat has been planted and is
lue to the accessibility of trans- growing steadily; gardens are
aeration There are not moun- past their prime, and people are
:ams to inhibit or discourage awaiting the hot, dry season
;ravel as thei e are in the Hills which begins next month.
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