Date: 1966 Location: Gitanagar, Chitwan Description: Agricultural landscape of Gitanagar during dry season before “miracle wheat” (a high-yield dwarf wheat variety identified in Mexico by Nobel Prize-winning agronomist Norman Borlaug and bred for Nepal, which could grow on less than 12 inches of rain during dry season if treated with chemical fertilizers; introduced in Nepal 1966). Unusual two-story house and charpi (outhouse) in center; Himalchuli and Manaslu peaks on distant horizon.
