Soybean Inoculant in Nepal Brigitte Herrema University of
Guelph
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Nepal Nepal is a small country located in between India and
China It has an area of 147 181 km2 Population: 27.8 million
(Data.worldbank.org, 2014) Capital: Kathmandu Home of the Himalayan
Mountain range and Mount Everest Variable climate dependent on
location Majority of country has poor access to roads Image 1: Map
of Nepal
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Soybeans in Nepal Fifth most important crop Yield when
intercropped: 4.0 t/ha Yield when grown alone: 2.0 t/ha Annual
production: 18 000 tons from approx. 21 000 ha averaging ~770 kg/ha
Potential processor: Probiotech Industries Pvt LTD Image 2:
Terracing in Nepal (Anon, n.d.)
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Xitebio SoyRhizo Developed by Xitebio Technologies Inc. based
in Winnipeg, Manitoba. "Go Green" perspective Increasing yield
while decreasing input costs Inoculant uses "Advanced Growth
Promoting Technology" Shown to increase yield by 3-9 bu/ac, works
85-90% of the time Image 3: SoyRhizo trial with control crop (Anon,
2011)
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Benefits Canada New export opportunities for Xitebio Potential
for Canada to export seeds Potential to cross breed North American
seeds with Nepaliese native species to increase protein (Krishnan
HB, 2006) Nepal Increase in yield More productive land Potential to
sell soybeans on a more global scale Potential for farms to sell in
local markets to make money in order to send their children to
school
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Additional Information Brigitte Herrema:
[email protected]@mail.uoguelph.ca University of
Guelph in partnership with IDRC CIFSRF and DFAIT Faculty Sponsor:
Prof. Manish Raizada: [email protected]@uoguelph.ca For
further information: A detailed written of this export idea is
posted on this website
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Websites KRISHNAN HB, E. A. Assessment of indigenous Nepalese
soybean as a potential germplasm... - PubMed NCBI In-text:
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2014]. NP100148669.FM.ALIBABA.COM Company Overview - Probiotech
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2014]. Image 2: Online image or video, ANON, In-text: (Anon,
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2014]. Image 3: Online image or video ANON In-text: (Anon, 2011)
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