2. COLLEEN O’NEILL UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH Canadian Agrifood Exports

3. Nepal -Nepal is a landlocked country located in Southern Asia -It contains 8 of the 10 world’s highest peaks -143, 351 square km of land -16% arable land -3 sections: lowlands, central hill region and the Himalayas Infoplease.com -5 Development Regions -14 Administrative Zones -75 Districts

4. Agriculture in Nepal -Over 80% work in agriculture -Rice is the main crop -Lowlands: rice, wheat, barley, pulses, oilseed, jute, tobacco, indigo, opium -Hills: rice, corn, wheat, barley, vegetables, mustard -Mountains: potatoes, barley and buckwheat as well as yaks and mountain goats Flickr.com

5. Grain Cleaner -66 cm high, 77 cm long -good cleaning with minimal seed losses -gives precise separation -seed flow and air flow control -different screen sizes and patterns -1-20 kg per minute -$4, 326.00 -$2, 936.00 to transport www.agriculex.guelph.org

6. Benefits to Canada -Agriculex Inc. is located in Guelph, Ontario -equipment for agricultural research www.agriculex.guelph.org

7. Benefits to Nepal www.nepal-school-projects.org -traditional threshing methods leave a lot of excess material -difficult to separate -can increase the quality seed -purchase of the ASC-3 provides a business opportunity

8. Conclusions and Recommendations -better livelihood for those in Nepal -beneficial to Canada Further Questions -how much will they pay for grain cleaning? -how many potential clients? -electricity?

9. Colleen O’Neill coneil06@mail.uoguelph.ca University of Guelph in partnership with IDRC, CIFSRF and DFAIT Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Manish Raizada Total presentation time: 4:42

10. References www.agriculex.guelph.org www.ups.com www.new-ag.info/en/country/profile.php?a=935 www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/np.html