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Assessment of Fertilizer Policy, Farmers’ Perceptions and Implications for Future Agricultural Development in Nepal
2012This paper assesses the origins of and changes to fertilizer policy in Nepal over a period of time. It assesses farmers’ awareness of the recent changes to the subsidy policy and examines their perceptions of the extension services. It looks at the environmental implications of the concentrated application of chemical fertilizer, particularly as far as food security is concerned.DocumentMidterm review of the National Integrated Pest Management Programme in Nepal, Phase II
Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2012The purpose of the midterm review was to assess the programme performance against its target and to suggest potential corrective measures for the rest of the programme period. The evaluation team finds that the design of the programme remains relevant despite changing contexts. Implementation is going well and progress is satisfactory.DocumentDecentralization in Nepal: Laws and Practices
Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, 2011This report analyses the legal framework for local governance in Nepal and how its is practiced in six districts. It focuses specifically on transfer of resources and delivery of services, how various groups participate in local planning, decicion-making and implementation of projects and programmes, and relations between local governance institutions and the central government.DocumentCaste, Land and Labor Market Imperfections, and Land Productivity in Rural Nepal
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2011This paper provides new evidence on the caste-related land productivity differential and its explanations in rural Nepal using household plot panel data. Low-caste households are found to have significantly higher land productivity on their owner-operated plots as compared to high-caste households.DocumentCaste discrimination, land reforms and land market performance in Nepal
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2011The caste system is an intricate part of the institutional structure as well as class formation, political instability and conflicts in Nepal. The most severely discriminated group in the caste system is the Dalits, the so-called “untouchables”. Dalits faced religious, occupational and even, territorial discrimination.DocumentDeterminants of adoption and extent of agricultural intensification in the central mid-hills of Nepal
Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2011The problems encountered by Nepalese farmers in the adoption of agricultural intensification (AI), and the constraints and complexities of sustainable AI are not thoroughly understood. This study analyses factors influencing the adoption and extent of AI at household level in specific region in the central mid-hills of Nepal.DocumentBanking for the future: savings, security and seeds: a short study of community seed banks in Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Honduras, India, Nepal, Thailand, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Development Fund, Norway, 2011The aim of seed banks is to increase food security and contribute to the continued utilisation of locally important genetic diversity. This paper is sought to document the experiences of community seed banks (CSBs) in a number of developing countries. The paper concludes that:OrganisationJournal of Agriculture and Environment
The Journal of Agriculture and Environment is devoted to the cause of advancing understanding on the various aspects of Agriculture, Farming Systems and Environment through literature review, theoretiDocumentAgricultural intensification: linking with livelihood improvement and environmental degradation in mid-hills of Nepal
Journal of Agriculture and Environment, 2010This article examines agricultural intensification from livelihood and environment perspectives in the mid-hills of Nepal. The document highlights that developmental plans in Nepal have focused on increasing agricultural production, and farmers in the mid-hills are widely practicing agricultural intensification.DocumentAgrarian change in Maoist influenced areas of Nepal
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2009This paper conducts a statistical analysis of agrarian change in Maoist influenced districts of Nepal. The paper analyses land distribution and agricultural wages before and during the Maoist existence. The analysis contributes to the classical debate on whether a political and military revolutionary movement can contribute to the change in basic economic structures and mechanisms.Pages
