4-H Nepal conducts a digital talk show via Zoom meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic time. The event featured 19 experts from fields such as planning, analysis, youth, entrepreneurship, and academia. The aim was to provide insights into the overall situation of Nepal during the pandemic. The experts addressed the potentially harmful effects of the pandemic, highlighted opportunities and citizen responsibilities, discussed the government’s role, shared strategies for managing the situation, and presented experiences from youth involved in agriculture.

The main focus of the event was to raise awareness about the COVID situation and help people make informed decisions. A key aspect of the program was showcasing various opportunities and highlighting the role of youth in agriculture. The event was organized by Lokraj Awasthi, the president of 4-H Nepal.

Episodes and Experts

1.  Topic: Reviving Rural agricultural economy, Dr Rishikesh Pandey:
2. Topic: Youth employment and What Government needs to do for Returnee Migrants in Post COVID-19, Pradip Maharjan
3.  Topic: New Opportunities in Nepal and COVID-19, Subodh Raj Pyakurel:
4.  Topic: Role of civil society in COVID-19, Radha Poudel
5.  Topic: Opportunities for Youth in Agro-Food Entrepreneurship, Jiwan Prava Lama:
6.  Topic: Food and Lifestyle to Improve our Health, Aruna Upreti
7.  Topic: Reviving Nepal’s Economy for Creating Opportunities for Youth Employment, Durga Gautam
8.  Topic: COVID-19 Disaster Management and People’s survival strategy in a Post-COVID-19 scenario, Dr Chiranjibhi Bhattarai
9. Topic: Self Development: Managing Emotion, Crisis and Mind, Chintamani Yogi
10. Topic: Agriculture is Life, Madan Rai
11. Topic: Budget Discussion of Sudurpaschim, Gokarna Awasthi
12. Topic: Budget Discussion of Sudurpaschim, Madan Raj Bhatt,
13.  Topic: Budget Discussion of Sudurpaschim, Dr. Suresh Malla
14.  Topic: Budget Discussion of Sudurpaschim, Dr Rana Bahadur Rawal
15.  Topic: Experience sharing of Agro-entrepreneur, Sabitri Khatri, Yubraj Gurung, Laxmi Niraula, and Santosh Joshi
16.  Topic: Impact of COVID-19 on the Agro-Economy and Youth Employment in Nepal, Buddhiman Shrestha
17. Topic: Nepal after COVID-19 Pandemic and Eco-Agriculture,Dr Nirmal Mani Adhikari
18. Topic: Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Employment in Post-Covid 19 Pandemic, Devendra Gauchan
19. Topic: Why agriculture should be a free zone?, Lok Raj Awasthi
20.  Topic: Make the country self-reliant in Rice production, Bholaman Singh Basnet
21.  Topic: Market-Driven Geo-Climatic Suitable Crops Farming and Changing the Mindset of People in Agriculture, Ishu Shankar Shrestha

Methodology

The document comprises summaries of the speakers from different backgrounds. Each speaker focused on youth roles, what can be the possible solution to manage the 10–20 lakh migrants returning from abroad, unemployment management, and what are the possibilities in the agriculture sector in Nepal during and after COVID time.