Himalayan Permaculture Centre

The Himalayan Permaculture Centre (HPC) is a grass roots non-government organisation (NGO) set up by trained and motivated farmers from Surkhet district (Mid-Western Nepal) in 2010 to implement regenerative and sustainable rural development programs in Nepal.

Agroecology project run by the Himalayan Permaculture Centre in multiple villages & districts of Western Nepal since 2011. Focussed on agroecology demonstration, training & resource production (seed, seedlings, training materials, etc.) and production of "barefoot consultants" - agroecology farmer trainers & designers.

In Nepal, over 90% of the working population are dependent on agriculture for their livelihood. Subsistence agricultural practices have developed to be finely in tune with local climate, landscape and people's needs. Such practices are intimately interwoven with the forest and other natural resources to provide basic needs of food, fuel, fodder, timber, medicines, etc. Nationalisation of the forests, rising population and inappropriate aid programmes, which often try to replace traditional practices with "something better" have combined to undermine the sustainability of traditional agriculture. The result is a disempowered people with unequal access to basic needs, struggling to make ends meet despite working all hours and yet not even able to grow enough food to last the year.

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https://www.himalayanpermaculture.com/