2. EXPORTING A COMMERCIAL SPICE GRINDER FROM CANADA TO NEPAL Rebecca Nagle University of Guelph

3. INTRODUCTION TO NEPAL

4. WHERE IS NEPAL LOCATED? In the Asia continent Neighbouring countries are India and China Landlocked http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/country/nepal.html

5. TERRAIN OF NEPAL Contains some of the world’s highest mountains Can also be divided into lowland, midland, and highlands Mountain region is about 64% of the total land area http://choicehumanitarian.org/nepal.php http:// http://hellotalalay.blogspot.ca/2012_05_01_archive.html

6. CLIMATE OF NEPAL Influenced by maritime and continental factors Spring is March to May, warm temperatures around 22 degrees Celsius Summer is June to August, quite warm temperatures are 30 degrees Celsius or higher Fall is September to November, temperatures reaching 25 degrees Celsius and as low as 10 degrees Celsius Winter is December to February, and is cold some temperatures below 0 and as high as 20 degrees Celsius http://battlefordreamislandfanfiction.wikia.com/wiki/File:Hot-thermometer-clip-art-nxe7hmcn.png http://kreview.com/t-Cartoonrain

7. UNIQUE SPICES OF NEPAL Timmur Adhuwa Besaar Elaichi Akhbare Khursani Dalchini Kaulo Dhania http://thespicejournal.com/about-spice-nepal/spices-of-nepal/

8. AGRICULTURE IN NEPAL Taken on by the women in a traditional way Example, many women use a pestle and mortar or a grinding stone http://www.motherwouldknow.com/journal/herbs-and-spices-how-long-to-keep-them-and-where.html http://australianmuseum.net.au/Indigenous-grinding-stone-from-New-South-Wales

9. WARING COMMERCIAL SPICE GRINDER Bargreen Ellingson Food Supply and Design

10. WHERE IS IT LOCATED? Downtown Vancouver British Columbia Supplying many restaurants, large kitchen appliances, and commercial kitchen equipment http://www.hellobc.com/vancouver.aspx

11. THE SPICE GRINDER Runs off of 120 volts of electricity, 60 hertz frequency, and makes 19,000 revolutions per minute costs $148.35 CND made of stainless steal http://www.bargreen.com/canada/commercial-spice-grinder.html

12. BENEFITS TO NEPAL Increase spice production Essential in harvest season Saves time Convenient shipping http://www.webinfonews.com/nepal-flag/

13. BENEFITS TO CANADA Create jobs Recognition for Canada http://www.theflagstore.ca/store/shop/sewn-nylon-canadian-flag/

14. REFERENCES Bargreen Ellingson Food Service Supply and Design. Canadian locations. Retrieved November 12, 2014, from http://www.bargreen.com/canada/locations/canadian-stores/vancouver-bc-restaurant-equipment- supply-design.html Bargreen Ellingson Food Service Supply and Design. Commercial spice grinder. Retrieved November 12, 2014, from http://www.bargreen.com/canada/commercial-spice-grinder.html IRIN. Nepal: Tailoring technology for female farmers. Retrieved November 12, 2014, from http://www.irinnews.org/report/95998/nepal-tailoring-technology-for-female-farmers Maps of the World. (2013). Where is Nepal located? Retrieved November 12, 2014, from http://www.mapsofworld.com/nepal/nepal-location-map.html Nations Online. Federal democratic republic of Nepal. Retrieved November 12, 2014, from http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/nepal.htm The Spice Journal. Unique spices of Nepal. Retrieved November 12, 2014, from http://thespicejournal.com/about-spice-nepal/spices-of-nepal/ Weather Online. Nepal. Retrieved November 12, 2014, from http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/reports/climate/Nepal.htm

15. THANK-YOU FOR LISTENING Rebecca Nagle (nagler@uoguelph.ca) University of Guelph in partnership with IDRC CIFSRF and DFAIT Faculty Sponsor: Prof. Manish Raizada (raizada@uoguelph.ca) Special thanks to Reba Pastink and Katie Illick for technical help For further information: A detailed written evaluation of this export idea is posted on this website Total Presentation Time: 4 minutes 33 seconds