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Economic analysis of farm labor and profitability of three tribal villages in the central middle hills region of Nepal

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dc.contributor.authorReed, Brinton F.en
dc.contributor.authorChan-Halbrendt, Catherineen
dc.contributor.authorLai, Cynthiaen
dc.contributor.authorRadovich, Theodore J. K.en
dc.contributor.authorLimbu, Prakashen
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialKathmanduen
dc.coverage.spatialMiddle Hillsen
dc.coverage.spatialNepalen
dc.coverage.temporal2011 - 2013en
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T20:30:07Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T20:30:07Zen
dc.date.issued2013en
dc.description.abstractTribal villages in Nepal’s “Middle Hills” region practice traditional farming techniques that contribute to ongoing decreases in agricultural productivity. The introduction of conservation agriculture practices, such as strip tillage and intercropping with nitrogen-fixing legumes can increase long-term farm profitability and help ensure long-term soil productivity. In this study, survey and trial plot data from three tribal villages is used to provide an analysis of profitability and changes in labor requirements associated with the introduction of strip tillage, intercropping and residue management. The current farmer practice of millet monocropping (T1) was least profitable of all systems and cowpea monocropping (T2) was the most profitable. Cowpea monocropping also required the least labor and thus, is the most suitable candidate for adoption at the time of this study. However, millet and cowpea intercropping with a minimum (strip) tillage regime (T4) may provide higher profits than all other treatments once the long-term benefits of strip-tillage take effect. In addition, labor requirements for T4 are most in line with current labor division by gender and as a result, this treatment might prove the most suitable for adoption over the long term. It is recommended that high quality legume seed be provided to improve smallholder livelihoods and increase regional food production.en
dc.description.notesLTRA-11 (CAPS among tribal societies in India and Nepal)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/msworden
dc.identifier6591en
dc.identifier.citationPresented at the International Conference on Frontiers in Conservation Agriculture in South Asia and Beyond (F-CASA), Kathmandu, Nepal, 26 March 2013en
dc.identifier.other6591_Reed_Econ_Analysis_3_Villages_Nepal_FCA.docxen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/70112en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherHonolulu HI: College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Managementen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectHousehold enterpriseen
dc.subjectLocal NGOsen
dc.subjectSmall-scale farmingen
dc.subjectRainfed agricultureen
dc.subjectEconomic modeling and analysisen
dc.subjectEconomic impactsen
dc.subjectSubsistence productionen
dc.subjectAgricultureen
dc.subjectPokharaen
dc.subjectNepalen
dc.subjectThumkaen
dc.subjectHyrakrangen
dc.subjectKhola Gaunen
dc.subjectFarm budget modelen
dc.subjectEnterprise modelen
dc.subjectField Scaleen
dc.titleEconomic analysis of farm labor and profitability of three tribal villages in the central middle hills region of Nepalen
dc.typePresentationen
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