The April 2015 Nepal earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed nearly 9,000 people and injured nearly 22,000. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened, across many districts of the country.

On the right site of the photo you can still see the original build houses from mud and stones. On the left site the blue houses donated by international aid funds. They have encouraged villagers to abandon rudimentary stone-and-mud walls, and rebuild with more flexible bamboo, fortified with cement and bricks, and covered by tin roofs.

Weather conditions can require extreme caution on Nepal's roads. Only a few roads are paved and many gravel roads are full of potholes. 33% of the population in Nepal live at least two hours walk from a road.

PUM Netherlands Senior Experts received a request for advise, guidance and support an Micro Finance Programme from Shreejana Development Centre in Pokhara, Nepal. They introduced a fruit tree plant programme developed for the microfinance members with the main goals providing healthy and sustainable food and reducing CO²

Member wise saving and credit information. Cash collection by centre manager through centre chief. And on the end discussion about social matter

In 2014 the Micro Credit Programme as part of Shreejana Banking Programme started with a new CSR activity. Yearly distribution of fruit trees to its Clients. Within five years they will supply 50.000 trees. They have 28000 members. 2% of their profit from the Micro Finance Programme will be spent on this project.

Nepalese home gardens are unique due to integration of fodder trees primarily for livestock purposes. Traditionally, farmers grow every sort of possible crop needed for home consumption.. Not everyone can find enough places around the house to plant fruit trees. Because the trees need some space and produces fruit but also shadow.

Charcoal was made from the wood from the first thinning in the Acacia mangium plantations. The kilns they use are named TPI kiln of FAO type and are made from steel. Each kiln holds 7 till 11 m³of wood and produces about 400-600kg of charcoal after 7-10 days. The owner had problems to get the thinning wood in an efficient and cheap way out of The Regional Agriculture Research Station in Lumle, Kaski in Nepal is doing research on the introduction of Fodder trees and grasses in the Forest in combination with livestock (Agro Forestry) Fodder trees and shrubs are used in Nepal as protein supplements in ruminant diets during the long dry period (October - May) Farmers should be educated on the benefits of to encourage private plantation of multipurpose tree species.

The winter vegetable pumpkin is very common in Nepal. Pumpkin curry is consumed during the winter months when fresh vegetables are scarce. Pumpkin seed oil is a thick oil pressed from roasted pumpkin seeds, appears red or green in colour depending on the oil layer thickness. Raw pumpkin can be used as fodder to fed poultry, as a supplement to regular feed, during the winter and to help maintain egg production, which usually drops off during the cold months.

The walnut species found in Nepal is Juglans regia which is known locally as Okhar. Walnuts are one of the uncultivated foods of Nepal that have shown to be profitable, although not widespread for low income individuals. Because Walnut s growing in the high mountains region we will distribute these tree as part of the fruit trees programme in the Gorkha area.

Nepal - Bhachhek 1730m high