Features of horticulture society in nepal
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Nepal has varied agro-ecological regions where enumerable horticultural plant species are available. The commercialization of these crops requires appropriate production techniques based on the soil and climatic conditions of Nepal and its various regions. Realizing these facts a need of manpower development in horticulture was felt by the government of Nepal. As a result, horticultural education (as a shot-term training) was started in nurseries and gardens as early as 1937 AD. However, the formal, one year course program was started in 1957 when the School of Agriculture was established. At present, many academic and non-academic institutions have come up for giving horticultural education and developing skilled manpower in this field. This paper presents a brief information about these academic and non-academic institutions along with some recommendations for improving horticultural education in Nepal.