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Item Urtica Dioica: A OSTRACIZED NEGLECTED PLANT IN AGRICULTURE SERVING AS A BEST MEDICINAL AND INSECTICIDAL PROPERTY(ZIbeline International Publishing, 2022-01) K.C. Shreejana; Thapa, Ronika; Lamsal, Ashish; Ghimire, Shirish; Kurunju, Kabita; Shrestha, PradeepUrtica dioica is the flowering herbaceous perennial plant of family Urticaceae distributed globally but commonly considered as a weed in agricultural production. Stinging nettle is one of the emerging plant which has number of medicinal, curative value along with serving as the food and nutritional value in the house of people living below the poverty line. Despite of its million benefit it does not gain much popularity as it deserve. In agricultural production it is considered as weed so removed from the main field. However if the plant is planted in collaboration with other plants it fulfill both nutritive value and serve the main plant with low infestation of disease as pest as stinging nettle avoid the closeness of insect pest as it consist of thorn and also possess host plant resistance characteristics. The plant is only famous in the local rural level and still number of research is to be carried out to transform the globally distributed weed to marketable plant so as to finalize its medicinal value.Item Aquaponics a modern approach for integrated farming and wise utilization of components for sustainability of food security: A review(Agriculture and Environmental Science Academy, 2022-03) KC, Shreejana; Thapa, Ronika; Lamsal, Ashish; Ghimire, Shirish; Kurunju, Kabita; Pradeep, ShresthaAquaponics is the sustainable approaches of present day’s world for raising fish species along with vegetables in a symbiotic association for sustainable food production. People are facing food crisis not only because of the adverse environmental condition but also due to unbalance environment population ratio. That is the main reason why the entire world is more concerned about the production of more food for security and sustainability. Present day’s modern farming system mainly focus on the productivity increasing technology and in due course individual are utilizing more chemical compounds that result in the degradation of soil. It shows great impact on ecological environment. Most of the cultivable land is also turned out as a site of construction which reduces the cultivable land on earth and ultimately arising the food insecurity. In such a circumstance a new approach of aquaponics might be beneficial where water solely covers the two third of the total mass. Aquaponics is a soilless culture which gained immense popularity as it focuses on organic production of vegetables within a single recirculating aquaponics system. Along with the sustainability it also emphasis economic efficacy and enhancement of productivity. It can be grown used on non-arable lands such as deserts, degraded soil or salty, sandy islands. So, it can integrate livelihood strategies to secure food and small incomes for landless and poor households.