1. REGIONAL AGRICULTURE RESEARCH STATION
LUMLE, KASKI
A BRIEF INTRODUCTION

2. Evolution 1968 – Established as an Agriculture Training Centre
1975 – Research, Extension and Training
1996 – HARP – 5 years (2001)
Handing over the centre to NARC
CGS project funding
Hill research network
1998 – Handed over from DFID to NARC on 17 July
2003 – Regional Agriculture Research Station on 17 July

3. Mission Statement Goals
To work as an innovative regional agricultural research institution integrating the three major components (crops, livestock and agro-forestry) of hill farming system for improved livelihood of the farming communities.
Goals
Increase agricultural production and productivity
Generate income and employment
Improve nutritional and food security
Sustainable use of natural resources

4. ORGANOGRAM OF RARS, LUMLE
REGIONAL DIRECTOR
SUPPORT UNITS
PLANNING, MONITORING & EVALUATION
PERSONNEL & GENERAL
ADMINISTRATION
ACCOUNT
CONSTRUCTION &
MAINTENANCE
STATION RESEARCH
MANAGEMENT TEAM (SRMT)
TECHNICAL DIVISION
OUTREACH DIVISION
CROP RESEARCH PROGRAMME
ACTION RESEARCH PROGRAMME
EXTERNAL
DOAD
DOLS
DOF
OTHERS
HORTICULTURE RESEARCH PROGRAMME
LIVESTOCK, VETERINARY & AGRO-FORESTRY RESEARCH PROGRAMME
CROSS CUTTING RESEARCH PROGRAMME

5. Asset and Human Resources
Training and seminar facilities
- Hall, meeting and display rooms
- Dormitories (80 participants)
- Dinning and entertainment (community) halls
Laboratory facilities
Biotechnology
Soil Science
Entomology (IPM Lab.)
Plant Pathology
Veterinary
Seed
Animal Nutrition
Housing for staff
Transport and school

6. Map of Nepal: Development Region Wise

7. ◘ ◘
RARS Lumle ◘ ◘ ◘
AER Sites

8. Lumle's Research Command Area
NEPAL
WDR

9. Household distribution by domain in the RCA
Note: River basins = m asl Low hills = m asl
Mid hills = m asl High hills = m asl
Mountains = >2300 m asl

10. A typical hill farming system
Source: Pound et al., 1995

11. Research Programs Horticulture Livestock and Veterinary Crop science
Outreach
Horticulture
Cross Cutting

12. Mandate and Research Strategy
Hill and area research programmes
Crop Rice, Wheat, Maize
Horticulture Citrus, Commercial Vegetables, Potato
Livestock Bovine, Small Ruminant, Livestock Feed and Agro-forestry
Cross cutting Plant Pathology, Entomology, Soil Science, Socio-economic, Seed Lab and Biotechnology/Tissue Culture
Action Research Non-mandated commodities

13. Mandate and Research Strategy
Stakeholders workshops → problems → priority → projects through Multidisciplinary teams
Research process:
On Station
Off Station: AER and OR sites

14. Collaboration and Linkages
Institutions Area
NARC National Commodity Programs National Agricultural Res. Institute National Animal Sci. Res. Institute Disciplinary Divisions RARS/ARS
Government Line Agencies DoA, DoLS, DoF, NARDF
INGOs, NGOs, CBOs
Universities/Institutions
Farmers
Research
Meetings
Trainings
Services
Visits

15. Technology Dissemination and Scaling-up
RATWG meetings
Workshops, Seminars and Meetings
Participatory Experimentation: AER/OR sites
Joint monitoring: Research and Development
Publications / Videos
Seeds and Saplings
Farmers and stakeholders trainings

18. Human Resources Program Scientist Officers Total Crop Science 5 10
Horticulture 3 8
Cross Cutting 7 4 11
Livestock and Veterinary 6 12
Outreach Research 9
Admin and Accounts -
Assistants 49
Grand Total 24 36
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19. Future vision Develop as Hill Agriculture Research Institute (HARI)
Strengthen the participatory on-farm research
Harmonization with the Programs and policies of NARS
Development as a resource centre for western hills

20. THANK YOU