This two-part handbook reviews present teaching materials used by vocational agriculture teachers of Nepal, discusses opportunities for improvement of curriculum materials and teaching methods, and provides additional materials for the improvement of academic, vocational, and professional competencies for all vocational agriculture teachers of Nepal. The first part of the handbook discusses: (1) the status of vocational agriculture in Nepal with respect to schools offering programs and the characteristics of an optimum teaching environment, (2) educational and famly backgrounds of full-time vocational agriculture students, (3) conditions confronting graduates, (4) principles of teaching and learning, (5) effective teaching methods, (6) supervised farming, (7) Future Farmers of Nepal, (8) a course of study in vocational agriculture, and (9) young farmer training program. The second part of the handbook includes: (1) a discussion of lesson plan preparation, including definitions of lesson plan and objective, suggested teaching methods, and components of a lesson plan, (2) a discussion of teaching methods, including lecture, group discussion, supervised study and discussion demonstrations, field trips, and others, and (3) several sample lesson plans. (SB)