Reed, Brinton F.Chan-Halbrendt, CatherineHalbrendt, JacquelineLai, CynthiaRadovich, Theodore J. K.Limbu, P.2016-04-192016-04-192012Presented at the proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Food and Agribusiness Management Association World Forum and Symposium, Shanghai, China, 11-14 June 20125871_Proposal_ID_681_Reed_UH.docxhttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/70000The introduction of conservation agriculture practices, such as strip tilling and intercropping with nitrogen-fixing legumes can increase long-term farm profitability and ensure long-term soil productivity. Survey and trial plot data from three tribal villages is used to provide an analysis of profitability and labor requirements associated with strip tillage, intercropping, and crop selection. Results have implications for food security, government policy, and regional agribusiness opportunities.application/msworden-USIn CopyrightLocal NGOsSmall-scale farmingFood securityEconomic modeling and analysisEconomic impactsConservation tillageTraditional farmingUniversitiesSubsistence productionSoil productivityProfitabilityLabor requirementsStrip tillageIntercroppingcrop selectionGovernment policyregional agribusinessPokharaNepalRampurMiddle HillsConservation agricultureCAPSFarm/Enterprise ScalePresentation