Papaya adhikari biography definition
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“Desperate times calls for desperate measures.” This is what I have seen and experienced and this has also motivated me to do this project.
I am Deepika Adhikari. I am 27 years old and hold a Master’s degree in Horticulture. I have five years of experience working with the farmers of the hills as well as the Terai region of Nepal. I have technically supported the implementation of riverbed farming for the highly flood affected, landless and land poor farmers of three western Terai districts of Nepal.
The latter project dealt with utilization of unused riverbeds and degraded lands to grow fruits and vegetables, thereby improving the income and food security of these farmers. I realized that land degradation is often a fundamental aspect of rural poverty, severely impacting the ability of subsistence farmers to grow food, irrigate their crops and get decent yields.
Estimated annual soil erosion in Nepal is 9.699 million hectares (MoEST, 2006). This high level of erosi
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Abstract
Carica papaya (papaya) leaf extract has been used for a long time in a traditional medicine to treat fever in some infectious diseases such as dengue, malaria, and chikungunya. The development of science and technology has subsequently made it possible to provide evidence that this plant is not only beneficial as an informal medication, but also that it has scientifically proven pharmacological and toxicological activities, which have led to its formal usage in professional health care systems. The development of formulations for use in nutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals has caused this product to be more valuable nowadays. The use of good manufacturing practice (GMP) standards, along with the ease of registering this product facilitated by policies of the national government, will absolutely increase the value of papaya leaf extract as a vital nutraceutical and cosmeceutical products in the near future. In this article, we review the potential of papaya leaf extract to b