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Item Knowledge on Food Adulteration and Their Effects on Health(Faculty of Education, Tribhuvan University Kirtipur, 2016) Ghimire, SangitaFood adulteration is the process in which the quality of food is lowered either by the addition of inferior quality material or by extraction of valuable ingredient. This study is centered to the food adulteration. The main objective of the study was to assess the Knowledge on Food Adulteration and their Effect on Health among the Tharu Community at Sundardulari Municipality Word No. 7 & 8. This study was based on descriptive research design. For the purpose of the study only the primary data,were used. 120 household were selected from the simple random sampling techniques and researcher collected the data from interview and analyzed descriptively. At last finding and conclusion has been drawn and the researcher has recommended and suggested the points. This thesis is structure in five parts. First part deals with the introduction of the title and its theoretical ground. Second part reviews the related literature of the relevant work. Third part deals with the methodology of the study. Forth part deals with analysis and interpretation of data fifth part deals with summary. Finding conclusion and recommendations. In this research, 44.4% was male population and 55.6% was female population. Where 65.1% respondent was literate and 34.9% were illiterate. 87.5% respondents were heard about food adulteration most of the respondents 38.1% were heard about food adulteration from T.V. 38% respondent were get food from market.90% respondent had knowledge about harmful effect of food adulteration. Most of the respondents (45.7 percent) were told that constipation is the effect of lead poisoning. 56.3 % respondent told that cancer is the harmful effect of argemone oil mixed with edible oil. 35% respondents said that if we ate that food contains which is adulterated with non-permitted colour or permitted food colour that may cause allergies. 15% respondents got stomach disorder, 30 percent respondents got Diarrhea as side effect of adulterated food.30% respondents used to visit Hospital and 70 % respondent used to visit health post for the first time checkup. 85% respondent was known about the ways for precaution for the food adulteration practice. 50% respondents told that the Government is most responsible factor for control the practice of food adulteration. Due to lack of education, lack of good job opportunity, low income knowledge and awareness programme. 70% respondent was visit health post for the health checkup. Based on the above findings and conclusion, it is recommended that different programs related to health should be conducted. Parents should be concurred about the quality and freshness of these food articles like chocolate sweets that children usually like. Refresher training programme should be arranged for all the functionaries namely, food inspectors, local Authorities, food authorities, public analysis and chemist. There is an urgent needed of an organization to aware, support empower to people and these types of organization should also give emphasis to people counseling about the problems of food adulteration and their solution. We can being by take interest in the place from where we buy our food ingredients for example it is from a reputed shop or retails we need to check out. It is also necessary to talk regularly to the local community to check if people are falling sick after eating in a particular restaurant or food in gradients bought from a particular retailer.Item Prospects of Solar Drying Technology(Central Department of Rural Development Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, 2017) Ghimire, KritiOpen sun drying of various crops is the most widespread conventional method for food preservation practiced in many urban and rural areas of developing countries. The traditional open sun-drying widely practiced by rural farmers has some sort of difficulties such as; high crop losses due to inadequate drying, fungi attacks, insects, birds, rodent encroachment and unpredictable weather effects Labor requirement, long drying time, and direct exposure of the produce to sun and wind are the further difficulties with this method. However, taking into account the low income of the rural population, the relatively high investment for energy based dryers still remains a barrier to wide application. In view of this, solar dryers can be a good alternative over conventional dryers and open sun drying technique. General objective of the study is to identify the prospects of solar drying technology with the case study of Pakhribas Municipality of Dhankuta district. The study explored the prospects of solar drying, using descriptive research strategy because it aims to study the prospects of soar dryer in underscoring rural enterprises. It looked into the problem by exploring the views of different set of respondents, as well as by exploring different literatures related with the study. Vegetables especially off season, tea, large cardamom and ginger are major source of income for the eastern hill people. Farmers try to sell all the produces at once as they may go rotten, being perishable produces. In this effort they sell them even in lesser prices. This down price occurs when the overall production is high. They do not know about the drying technologies like solar drying. And even do not know about the subsidy they can receive. Most of the agricultural products are exported to the neighboring countries. Some agricultural products like Tea, coffee, spices are also exported to the countries of Europe. Because of the small size of export, the bargaining power of Nepali exporters is limited and weak. One of the benefits of Solar Dryer system compare to the sun drying is quick dehydration. It is estimated about 50 to 60 percent of the time is saved in solar dehydration compared to direct sun drying. Besides this, with the installation of Solar Dryer, women got some relief. They can dry the products easily. Several sun dried products eg., dried herbs, dried ginger, dried turmeric, dried cinnamon, dried vegetable seeds and tea are exported to India. Some vegetable seeds are also exported to Bangladesh and Pakistan. Therefore the dried products have huge possibility of receiving internal and external market. The temperatures in a solar dryer are higher than in sun drying and this reduces the drying time and usually improves the final product quality. Crop losses and spoilage from rain and animals are prevented because the crop is protected within the solar dryer. Solar dryer comprises three parts; in some types of drier these parts are distinct whereas in other these parts are in combined form. The introduction of low cost and locally manufactured solar dryers can offer a promising alternative to reduce the tremendous postharvest losses as small farmers mostly use open sun drying methods for drying of certain produces. Thus along with promotional activities of Solar dryer through subsidy, technical backstopping and massive consumer awareness raising program is necessary to create market for the dried products. The technical improvement is also necessary; the Capacity of the drier needs to be increased and should be affordable to the farmers.