by Prakash Baral in The Kathmandu Post, Nov 26, 2023Security lapses have marred conservation efforts in Dhorpatan, the only hunting reserve in Nepal. Poaching of animals, as well as birds, and smuggling of medicinal herbs and timber go unchecked due to poor security presence in the reserve. On Tuesday, the reserve arrested three poachers with two muskets, one binocular, and 102 sets of animal traps, among other things, from the Barse block. Of late, the…
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by Prithvi Man Shrestha in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 4, 2023China has opened the door for the import of over a dozen medicinal herbs from Nepal for producing medicine. When Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal visited China in late September, the two countries signed the Protocol of Phytosanitary Requirements for the export of plant-derived medicinal materials for Chinese medicine from Nepal to China. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development and the General Administration of…
by Ananda Gautam in The Kathmandu Post, Jan 25, 2023The price of chiraito, a medicinal herb prized by the pharmaceutical industry, has hit an all-time high of Rs1,000 per kg on soaring demand in India. The plant (Swertia chirayita) grows wild in the forests of the Himalayan foothills, and is also cultivated. Tibet used to be the largest buyer of Nepali chiraito; but after Chinese authorities closed the border in eastern Nepal due to Covid-19,…