Potential of conservation agriculture practices (CAPs) in enhancing food security of tribal people in central mid-hills of Nepal

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dc.contributor.authorPaudel, Bikashen
dc.contributor.authorRadovich, Theodore J. K.en
dc.contributor.authorHalbrendt, Jacquelineen
dc.contributor.authorThapa, Keshaben
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialMiddle Hillsen
dc.coverage.spatialNepalen
dc.coverage.spatialHonoluluen
dc.coverage.spatialHawaiien
dc.coverage.temporal2012 - 2012en
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T20:29:37Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T20:29:37Zen
dc.date.issued2012en
dc.description.abstractTraditional agriculture in central mid hills of Nepal is characterized by cultivation of steep sloping lands, resulting lower productivity, degradation of soil health and reduction of livelihood options. The Sustainable Management of Agro-ecological Resources in Tribal Societies (SMARTS) project applied a participatory agro-ecological framework to develop improved conservation practices (CAPs) to contribute to sustainable livelihood of Chepang tribal people in central Nepal. CAPs were identified by a multidisciplinary research and extension team in collaboration with farmers. Selected CAPs included: Legume cover crop (cowpea), legume millet intercrop with full tillage and same intercrop with strip tillage. Data on crop yields was collected through systematically designed randomized-block design established in 24 farmers’ fields at three villages. Land equivalency ratio (LER), total protein yield, total carbohydrate yield and farm revenue was compared among different treatments. LER for yield in the millet-cowpea intercrop with full tillage was significantly higher (20%) than sole crops. The major gain is attributed to cowpea, which produced 75 percent of its sole crop yield even in intercropping. The CAPs were found to significantly increase protein yield per square meter, but not carbohydrate yield and revenue generation. However, the seasonal revenue generated from winter crops by all CAPs were significantly higher than millet sole crop. While the long-term effects of CAPs on soil and environmental health remains to be analyzed, these results provide evidence on potential of CAPs to increase yield and contribute to food security while sustaining agro-ecosystem function long-term.en
dc.description.notesLTRA-11 (CAPS among tribal societies in India and Nepal)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/vnd.ms-powerpointen
dc.identifier5779en
dc.identifier.citationPresented at the 24th Annual University of Hawaii at Manoa’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources and College of Engineering Student Research Symposium, Honolulu, HI 13-14 April 2012en
dc.identifier.other5779_Poster_CTHAR_2012_Bikash.pptxen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/69989en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherHonolulu, Hawaii: University of Hawaii, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Managementen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectIndigenous communityen
dc.subjectFood securityen
dc.subjectConservationen
dc.subjectEconomic impactsen
dc.subjectFarming systemsen
dc.subjectAgricultureen
dc.subjectConservation agricultureen
dc.subjectFood securityen
dc.subjectAgricultureen
dc.subjectEconomic impactsen
dc.subjectIndigenous communitiesen
dc.subjectKhola Gaunen
dc.subjectHyrakrangen
dc.subjectThumkaen
dc.subjectPokharaen
dc.subjectNepalen
dc.subjectMiddle Hillsen
dc.subjectSteep sloping landsen
dc.subjectParticipatory frameworken
dc.subjectSeasonal revenueen
dc.subjectYielden
dc.subjectAgro-ecosystem functionen
dc.subjectFarm/Enterprise Scaleen
dc.titlePotential of conservation agriculture practices (CAPs) in enhancing food security of tribal people in central mid-hills of Nepalen
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