Pollination Management: A Frontier to Revitalizing the Agricultural Systems

The ‘Embedding Sustainable Pollination Management into Nepalese Agricultural System’ project is being implemented in Karnali Province districts of Nepal from 01 June 2022 to 30 November 2024. The project has been executed at the field level by LI-BIRD and HERD International in association with the University of Bristol, UK, Agriculture and Forestry University, Rampur, Tribhuvan University/Centre Department of Zoology, Kirtipur and PACE Nepal Jumla. This video is prepared to sensitize and build the capacity of farmers to conserve and manage pollination services across project sites and beyond, mainly to minimize the pollinator decline through integrating pollinator-friendly agroecological practices. This video is developed to raise awareness about the importance of conserving pollinators, the major causes of pollinator decline and some adaptive measures for their conservation and management. This video highlights the importance of pollination management for achieving food and nutritional security for smallholder farmers. This video intends to build the capacity of individuals and institutions to manage pollination services and facilitate to conserve and enhance pollinator biodiversity in Nepal.

Acknowledgement:
UK Darwin Initiative Fund
Belmont Forum Collaborative Research Action on Climate, Environment and Health
Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives (MoLMAC), Karnali Province, Surkhet
Directorate of Agriculture Development, Karnali Province, Surkhet
Agriculture and Livestock Business Promotion and Training Centre (ALBPTC), Karnali Province, Surkhet

Production Direction:
Shree Prasad Neupane, PhD, Team Leader, DI Pollination Management Project, LI-BIRD
Tom Timberlake, PhD, Project Coordinator, DI Pollination Management, University of Bristol, UK
Kedar Devkota, PhD, Technical Advisor, Agriculture and Forestry University, Rampur, Chitwan

Production Coordination:
Daya Ram Bhusal, PhD, TU/Centre Department of Zoology, Kirtipur
Sujan Sapkota, HERD International, Jumla
Dipak Joshi, HERD International, Kathmandu

Special Thanks:
Jane Memmott, PhD, Professor of Ecology, University of Bristol
Bharat Bhandari, Executive Director, LI-BIRD
Balaram Thapa, PhD, Senior Advisor, LI-BIRD
Santosh Shrestha, PhD, Programme Development Director, LI-BIRD
Niranjan Pudasaini, Senior Programme Officer, LI-BIRD
Shamis Basnet, Project Officer, LI-BIRD

Video Footage Courtesy:
pexels.com
pixabay.com
LI-BIRD Photo/Video Bank
Mahesh Shrestha, GrowInnova
Gaurav Dhwaj Khadka, GrowInnova
Hem GC, LI-BIRD

Music and Sounds:
LI-BIRD Official Music Tracks by Raju Singh
YouTube Audio Library
pixabay.com

Animations:
Surendra Prajapati, GrowInnova

Edited and Director By:
Mahesh Shrestha, GrowInnova

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