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ANSAB celebrated One Health Day on November 3, 2016 as a campaign for One Health interactions and for the world to ‘see them in action’. ANSAB organized quiz contest among schools and School Health Clubs (SHCs) on ‘One Health and Zoonoses’ in Chitwan, Rupandehi and Banke districts. The…

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has recently revised and approved International Generic Indicators (IGIs) for using in a consistent way across the world and strengthening the credibility of the FSC system. The IGI incorporates wide range of ecosystem services which are not adequately covered under sustainable forest management certification…

ANSAB has distributed CGI sheets to 200 needy households in Dolakha and Sindhupalchok districts for livestock shed construction. As a part of Earthquake Relief and Recovery Program (ERRP), under One Health Asia Programme contingency fund, about 1,800 CGI sheets were distributed among local people to minimize the vulnerability…

The ”SAARC Resolution on Agroforestry 2016″ is released on June 3 of 2016 at Kathmandu, Nepal by Mr. Uday C. Thakur, Secretary, Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation (MFSC). The declaration was released in an inception meeting to develop a SAARC Regional Coordinated Programme on Agroforestry (SARCOPA) jointly…

An inception meeting to develop a SAARC Regional Coordinated Programme on Agroforestry (SARCOPA) was jointly organized by the SAARC Agriculture Centre (SAC), Ministry of Agricultural Development (MoAD), Nepal; the Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bio-resources (ANSAB), Nepal; and the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), at Kathmandu from June…

ANSAB celebrates World Veterinary Day themed “Continuing Education with a One Health focus” organized by District Livestock Service Office, Banke on 30 April, 2016 with joint effort from all organizations working on Zoonoses and One Health including One Health Asia Programme, implemented in Nepal by ANSAB in partnership…

In three different events held in Banke, Chitwan and Rupandehi districts, 90 community health workers (CHWs) have been provided with health care kits. The kits were distributed in presence of Dr. Ram Kumar Karki, District Livestock Services Office (DLSO) and Mr. Madhusudan Koirala, District Public Health Office (DPHO)…

The Himalayan Times on April 5, 2016 covered a story on ANSAB supported agro-farming in remote Chhepi village of Bajura district. The news reads as follows: HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE The barren land in Bajura has been irrigated and made ready for agro-farming after local farmers pumped water from…

60 community health workers (CHWs) in Chitwan and Rupandehi districts have been provided with health care kits. The kits were distributed in presence of Dr. Ram Kumar Karki, District Livestock Services Office (DLSO) and Mr. Madhusudan Koirala, District Public Health Office (DPHO) in Chitwan district and Dr. Gandhi…

ANSAB has signed a MoU with the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) to collaborate in research, technology transfer, and capacity development in agroforestry in Nepal and South Asia. With the MoU, the two organizations will work together to undertake collaborative research and development activities with appropriate organizations of National…

With request from the Agency for Promotion of Indigenous Crafts (APIC) under the Ministry of Economics, Royal Government of Bhutan, ANSAB facilitated a study visit to their officials in five Nettle enterprises in Kathmandu from December 19 to 27, 2015. During the visit, 5 APIC officials interacted with…

A national level workshop of One Health Asia Program (OHAP) on Zoonoses and One Healthwas organized in chairmanship of Mr. Jagadish Bhakta Shrestha, Director General of the Department of Environment along with the chief guest Mr. Shyam Kishore Sah, Officiating Secretary of Ministry of Agriculture Development (MOAD) and…