EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. Total Area of the Kingdom (Sq. Km.) 147181 - Mountain 51817 - Hill 61345 - Terai 34019 2. Land Use Statistics ( '000 Ha.) - Agricultural Land Cultivated 3091 - Agricultural Land Uncultivated 1030 - Forest (including shrub 1560) 5828 - Grass Land and Pasture 1766 - Water 383 - Others 2620 3. GDP at current price (NRs. million) 2004/2005 504101 - Agricultural 193291 - Non agriculture 310810 4. GDP at constant (1994/95 prices) [NRs. million] 2004/2005 303298 - Agricultural 119016 - Non agriculture 184282 5. Per Capita GDP (NRs.) 2004/2005 20821 6. Per Capita GNP (NRs.) 2004/2005 21231 7. Percent change in AGDP for 2003/04 2004/2005 2.8 8. Population 2005 25342638 - Male 12685375 - Female 12657263 9. Population growth rate per annum 2.25 10. Households Number (Census 2001) 4253220 11. Population Density per sq. km. 2001 157.30 12. Population engaged in Agriculture 2001 (%) 65.6 13. Crude Birth Rate 2005 30.62 14. Crude Death Rate 2005 8.96 15. Total Fertility Rate 2005 3.6 16. Infant Mortality Rate 2005 64.4 17. Life Expectancy at Birth 2005 62.8 18. Total Agricultural Holdings in Ha. (2001/02) 3364139 19. Irrigated Area upto 2004/2005 (Ha.) 1012732 20. Area and Production of Cereal Crops, 2004/2005 Crops Area (ha.) Production (mt.) Paddy 1541729 4289827 Maize 849892 1716042 Millet 258839 289838 Wheat 675807 1442442 Barley 26428 29341 Total 3352695 7767490 21. Area and Production of Cash Crops, 2004/2005 Crops Area (ha.) Production (mt.) Oilseed 187823 141989 Potato 146789 1738840 Tobacco 3003 3016 Sugarcane 59082 2376103 Jute 11159 16207 Total 407856 4276155

22. Area and Production of Pulses, 2004/2005 Crops Area (ha.) Production (mt.) Lentil 188895 160716 Chick Pea 11770 10439 Pigeon Pea 19337 17841 Black Gram 32433 28028 Grass Pea 5863 4464 Horse Gram 7836 5680 Soyabean 22559 19820 Others 28113 24324 Total 316806 271312 23. Fruits 55348 552879 24. Vegetables 180823 2065193 25. Cotton 20 12 26. Tea 12606 Mt. 27. Coffee 250 Mt. 28. Chilies 12624 Mt. 29. Cardamom 6086 Mt. 30. Ginger 152704 Mt. 31. Garlic 28614 Mt 32. Turmeric 23228 Mt. 33. Cocoon 35 Mt. 34. Honey 600 Mt. 35. Livestock Population, 2004/2005 Category Cattle Buffaloes Sheep Goat Pigs Fowl Duck Milking Cow Milking Buffaloes Laying Hen Laying Duck 36. Livestock Products, 2004/2005 Milk (mt.) - Cow Milk - Buff Milk Meat (mt.) - Buff - Mutton - Goat - Pig - Chicken - Duck - Egg (`000 numbers) - Hen Egg - Duck Egg Wool (kg.) 37. Fish Production (mt.)

Numbers 6994463 4081463 816727 7153527 947711 22790224 391855 902286 1050977 6643350 183208

1274228 379637 894591 214817 138953 2744 41698 15724 15461 237 590137 576521 13616 590004 42463

38. Inputs Distribution (Mt.) , 2004/2005 - Chemical Fertilizer (AICL) 31811 - Chemical Fertilizer (Private Sectors) 90895 - Improved Seeds (NSCL) 1768 39. Agricultural Credit Supply and Loan Collection ADB/N, 2004/2005 - Investment (Rs. `000) 11673324 - Collection (Rs. `000) 10292230 - Outstanding (Rs. `000) 21076178 Source: Items 1, 3-9, 12-18 Items 2 Items 19 Items 20-22 and 35,36 Items 23 Items 24 Items 25 Items 26,27 Items 28-32 Items 33-34 Items 37 Items 38 Items 39 CBS MFSC, Nepal Biodiversity Action Plan Department of Irrigation and ADB/N MOAC, ABPSD FDD VDD CDD NTCDB Ginger and Cardamom Dev. Division Industrial Entomology Directorate Fishery Development Directorate MOAC, FU, AICL and NSCL ADB/N

MOAC = Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives ABPSD = Agri-Business Promotion and Statistics Division FU = Fertilizer Unit CBS = Central Bureau of Statistics NPC = National Planning Commission FDD = Fruit Development Directorate VDD = Vegetable Development Directorate CDD = Cotton Development Division NTCDB = National Tea and Coffee Development Board AICL = Agricultural Inputs Company Ltd. NSCL= National Seeds Company Ltd. ADB/N = Agriculture Development Bank/Nepal
Share of GDP by Sector, 2004/2005

Community & Finance & Real Social Ser. Agriculture 10.04% Estate 38.34% 11.13% Transport & Communi. 9.43% Rerst. & Trade Mining & Qua. Hotel Construction Electri. Gas 0.52% Manufacturing Water 9.82% 10.46% 2.43% 7.83%