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Item ASSESSING PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFITABILITY OF HYBRID MAIZE USING NUTRIENT EXPERT® MODEL SET IN JHAPA.(Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS), Lamjung, 2015-06) Chauhan, SwastikaMaize is second important food crop in Nepal and its demand is increasing year by year. However, its productivity is constrained by a number of problems out of which site specific nutrition management is the most important one. Therefore, a field experiment was conducted on a farmer’s farm land at two district of Jhapa viz.Dhukurpani and Gauradha using Nutrient Expert® Maize model from 28th November 2014 to 17th May 2015. The research design was Randomized Completely Block Design with 3 treatments and 11 replication. Three treatments are NE (Nutrient Expert recommendation), GR (Government recommendation), and FP (Farmer practices). Significant difference in terms of no. of plant/m2, kernel no. /row, shelling%, test wt. and Yield at 15.5% moisture was found. Heighest yield (11.99 ton ha-1) was obtained from NE field which was followed by GR (8.67ton ha-1) and FP (7.31ton ha-1). NE based practices gives (4.68 ton) more yield and (Rs. 93545.05) more gross revenue than FP andwith comparision to GR it produced (3.32 ton ha-1) more yield and (Rs. 66404.24) more gross revenue. Comparison of Nutrient Expert® (NE) estimated attainable maize yield and gross revenue given by Nutrient Expert® hybrid maize model versus actual maize yield and gross revenue in farmer field trail NE-based fertilizer recommendations proved to be successful in reaching the yield targets estimated by the software. The actual maize yields recorded in farmer fields were higher than the NE estimated attainable yields. NE recommendation was found better over GR and FP. Higher yield and profitability from hybrid maize was obtained from NE based recommendation.Item Climate Change and its Impact on Agriculture (A Case Study of Mangalbare VDC, Ilam)(Department of Rural Development, 2010) Rijal, RajeshwarThe climate change in general is the change in rainfall and temperature pattern in any region which affects various other sectors such as agriculture and water resources. This study attempts to find the impact of climate change on agricultural system of Mangalbare VDC, Ilam, Nepal. The investigation includes the analysis of agricultural production system, land use system and analysis of temperature and rainfall data to identify the climate change trend and pattern during the 1993 to 2008. The analysis of mean temperature shows that, temperature is increasing about 0.98o c in every 14 years (1993-2008). This shows that the warm days are increasing and cold nights are decreasing in the recent years. The analysis of precipitation shows that, the rainfall trend is also decreasing there is 82.8mm difference in annual mean rainfall from 1993 to 2006. This shows that there is slightly changing on climatic parameters in every decade. Cereal crops, cash crops and vegetable production trend are considered to analyze the climate impacts. Paddy and millet yield shows the positive impact due to increasing temperature and production of other crops such as wheat, maize, cardamom, amriso, zinger, tea, vegetables etc. are decreasing due to rain deficit and problems of diseases. Production system of this region is not only affected by climatic parameters but also affected by availability of natural resources and farming practices. Local people of this area are practicing in mix type i.e. mix of traditional and modern farming system and they are suffering from climate change. So to minimize this problem awareness program and capacity building program should be focused for local people. Agriculture research agencies and government of Nepal should make appropriate policy and implement properly for control the climate borne disaster in future for this region.Item Climate Change and its Impact on Agriculture: A Study of Nundhaki VDC of Sankhuwasabha District(Central Department of R. D., 2017) Lama, Ridar SiruThis study attempts to find the impact of climate change on agricultural system of Nundhaki VDC, Sankhuwasabha, Nepal. The investigation includes the analysis of agricultural production system, land use system and analysis of temperature and rainfall data to identify the climate change trend and pattern from the 2005 to 2015. The analysis of mean temperature shows that, temperature is increasing about 0.3 o c in every 11 years (2005-2015). This shows that the warm days are increasing and cold nights are decreasing in the recent years. The analysis of precipitation shows that the rainfall is also decreasing. This shows that there is a slight changed in climatic parameters in every decade. Cereal crops, cash crops and vegetable production trends are considered to analyze the climate impacts. Paddy and millet yield shows the positive impact due to increasing temperature whereas production of other crops such as wheat, maize, cardamom, amriso, vegetables etc. are decreasing due to rain deficit and problems of diseases. Production system of this region is not only affected by climatic parameters but also affected by availability of natural resources and farming practices. Local people of this area are practicing in mix type i.e. mix of traditional and modern farming system and they are suffering from climate change. So to minimize this problem awareness program and capacity building program should be focused on local people. Agricultural research agencies and government of Nepal should make appropriate policy and implement properly to control the climate borne disaster in future for this regionItem EFFECT OF PEST EXCLUSION NET AND MULCHING ON OKRA PRODUCTION AT RAMPUR, CHITWAN, NEPAL(Faculty of Agriculture, Agriculture and Forestry University, 2020-11) Chauhan, SwastikaThis study entitled 'Effect of Pest Exclusion Net and Mulching on Okra Production at Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal' was conducted at Horticulture Farm of Agriculture and Forestry University, Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal from May, 2018 to August, 2018. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design having five treatments namely i) Control (No net + no mulch) ii) Organic mulch (Rice straw mulch) iii) Black plastic mulch iv) Silver plastic mulch v) Pest exclusion net + black plastic mulch. Swastik-2 F1 variety was selected for the study. Recorded data were analyzed using R-software (R version 3.5.3), MS Excel 2016 and Minitab 18. The result revealed that silver plastic mulch and black plastic mulch treatment resulted in significantly higher yield (30.74 and 29.39 mt/ha respectively), leaf number per plant (27.98 and 26.73), branch number per plant (5.1 and 4.8), fruit number per plant (33.65, 29.77) and the lowest days to flowering (38.5 and 39.75 days) while PEN+black plastic mulching treatment resulted in higher stem diameter (25.41 mm), higher plant height (212.93 cm), longest days to flowering (43 days), higher fruit length (18.26 cm), higher fruit diameter (17.34 mm), higher fruit weight (32.80 gm) , the lowest leaf number per plant (15.58), the lowest branch number per plant (3.85), the lowest yield (20.4 mt/ha) and the lowest light intensity (110.32 lux). There was no significant difference in yield between black plastic mulching and silver plastic mulching. Correlation study on yield attributing factors also revealed that yield of okra is positively and significantly correlated with leaf number per plant (0.984), branch number per plant (0.962), fruit number per plant (0.972) and soil temperature (0.899). Similarly, days to flowering was found negatively and significantly correlated with yield (-0.985) of okra. Plant inside PEN+black plastic mulching which received low light intensity had higher vegetative growth but found with low yield. Plant in control and straw mulch treatment were found with both low vegetative growth and yield. The cultivation with silver plastic mulch and black plastic mulch were economically more viable as compared to other treatments. in Chitwan.Item Financial Perfomance Of Commercial Banks; A Comparative Case Study Of Himalayan Bank Ltd And Everest Bank Ltd(Department of Management, 2012-08) Nyaupane, Him KumariN/AItem Food Security in Asia and the Pacific amid the COVID-19 Pandemic(2020-06) Kim, Kijin; Kim, Sunae; Park, Cyn-YoungItem Foreign aid in Agriculture Development in Nepal(Department of Economics, 2007) Aran, Sharad RajNot AvailableItem Impact of Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary Insurrounding Communities A Case Study of the Singling GPU, West Sikkim, India(Department of Geography, 2008) Rai, RoshanNot availableItem Language Used in the Journals of Agriculture(Department of English Education, 2008) Neupane, Durga PrasadThe present study has made an attempt to find out the kind of Language Used in the Journals of Agriculture in terms of sentence types, tense, voice, aspect and vocabularies with their word-class and frequency. Non-probability judgmental sampling design had been applied to collect the data in the study. The data were taken from three journals of agriculture. In this study, complex sentence, past tense, simple aspect, active voice and nouns were found to be maximally used in all three journals of agriculture. The perfective progressive aspect in SJA has not been used at all. This aspect has also been used very less frequently in comparison to other aspects in other two journals. The special vocabularies found in the journals under study were three hundred and four in total. Among the major word-class, nouns have been used maximally and adverbs have not been found in all three journals of agriculture. This thesis is divided into four main chapters and other sub-chapters. The first chapter deals with general background of the study, sociolinguistics, domain of sociolinguistics, an introduction of agriculture, history of agriculture, importance of agriculture, literature review, objectives, significance of the study and definition of the terms. The second chapter deals with the methodology which includes sources of data, sampling procedure, tools for data collection, process of data collection and some limitations of the study. Similarly, the third chapter presents the analysis and interpretation of the data using simple statistical tools like percentage and frequency. Lastly, the fourth chapter presents the findings and some recommendations based on the analysis and interpretation of the available data. At the end, the references and appendices along with some sample texts of agricultural journals are presented.Item livelihood Analysis of Dalits a Case Study of Geta VDC in Kailali District(Department of Rural Development, 2010) Bhandari, SunitaThe study was carried out in the purposively selected wards (4 and 5) of GetaVDC of Kailali district with the objectives of a) examining the socio-economicand livelihood conditions of Dalit, b) assessing their household level foodsecurity with respect to land holding size and c) finding out their livingstandard. Of the total 104 Dalit households, 66 households were sampled forthe study. Both qualitative and quantitative techniques were used for datacollection. The data analysis was done with the help of computer softwarepackages i.e. Microsoft Excel 2007. Sixty five respondents had some kind of land.Of these, 35 possessed Ailaniland (barren land owned by the government) and the rest had private land.For themajority, size of landholding was very small. The major crops grown inthe study area were rice, wheat, mustard, pulse crop and maize and theiryield rates were 3.2534 metric ton/ha, 1.7290 metric ton/ha, 0.2699 metricton/ha, 0.2381 metric ton/ha and 0.6288 metric ton/ha kg respectively. Forthe absolute majority, food they produced was only sufficient for less thanthree months. They supplemented their requirements with off-farm labour,farming and caste-based occupation. Those who earned less than NRs.3,000per month, 3,000 to 4,500 and more that NRs.4, 500 were almost equallydivided. Majority of the respondents owned some kind of livestock such asgoat, ox, cow, buffalo, calf and hen and had thatched houses. Very few hadaccess to electricity where as none of the Dalits had toilets in their houses.Most of the family members were just literate. However, they took loan fromboth formal and informal institutions. The average monthly expenditure onfood, education, health and clothing was NRs.3060.94. Nearly three-fifths(56.06%) of the respondents perceived their living standard as low and for therest, it was medium.The socio-economic condition of Dalits in all dimensions,such as sources of livelihoods, size of land holding, food security and other isat lower level.Item Livelihood Strategies of West Hill Muslims Persistence and Change(Central Department of Sociology/Anthropology Kirtipur, Kathmandu, 2009) Pandey, Nirodhnot AvailableItem Local Adaptation Practices of Local People towards Climate Change in Mid-Hills of Nepal(Central Department of Rural Development Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, 2017-03) Shahi, PavindraStudy of Local Adaptation Practices of Local People towards Climate Change in Mid-Hills of Nepal: A Case Study of Thotnekhola CFUG, Sarangkot VDC, Kaski, Nepal was conducted in Thotnekhola CFUG of Kaski district. The general objective of the study was to assess the adaptation practices and problems occurred during applying it at the local level. The specific objectives were to analyze the situation of Climate Change (in terms of temperature and rainfall), to explore the adaptation measures (in agriculture) used by people and to examine the problems of applied adaptation measures faced by people (with reference to CAPA). In this study area, out of 153 HHs of the CFUG, 52 HHs were selected with the method of stratified random sampling for the study. And data were collected from field survey using household survey questionnaire, FGD, KII and direct observation tools then tabulate this data and make report through analysis. Regarding the experience on CC of local inhabitants, 100% respondents have experienced increasing temperature and 94% respondents have experienced unusual rainfall events or decreasing. Local people are practicing adaptation measures such as plantation and bioengineering against Landslide and Flood, water pond (Kuwa) conservation, rain water and kitchen water harvest, crop variety & sowing time change, soil fertility improvement, bedding, agroforestry and technology change against Drought and seed save and occupation change against Hailstone. Only 42% respondents believed on the CAPA can address the problems induced by CC. Like this, only 6 % respondents felt that the CAPA is implemented perfectly and also agreed to the causes of ineffective of CAPA implementation were political instability (35 %), lack of required fund (33 %), non-realistic plan (22 %) and lack of skilled manpower (10 %). Most of respondents facing problem during practicing adaptation measures against flood, landslide, drought and hailstone was technical problem among financial, technical, material and skilled manpower problems.Item Local perception on and adaptation to climate change(Central Department of Sociology /Anthropology Tribhuvan University Katmandu, Nepal, 2010-09) Poudel, PrakashNot availableItem THE POTENTIAL OF AGRITOURISM IN NEPAL(Pulchowk Campus, 2021-03) Shrestha, NivaAgri-tourism is the latest concept that gives you the opportunity to experience the real alluring and authentic contact with the village life, taste the local veritable food and get familiar with the many farming tasks during the visit. It provides you the welcome break free from the daily busy and hectic life in the peaceful village environment. It gives you the chance to relax and reinvigorate in the pure natural environment, surrounded by splendid setting. It gives you the chance to see the real Nepal and have the experience on the farm stay holidays. Many Nepalese farmers are considering the use of agri-tourism as a mode of diversifying their farm operations. The overall potential for agri-tourism can only be achieved if strategies to address and overcome their challenges are developed and implemented. At present, subsistence farming is done in a traditional way. Agriculture is vulnerable to climate change and natural hazards. The agricultural practices are not mechanized and modernized. There is a need of high production in a sustainable way so that to bring transformation and improve the rural livelihood. This report is an attempt to identify the potential of agri-tourism in Nepal by highlighting major challenges in this issue with some useful recommendations. This study aims to identify the potential for agri-tourism development in rural region of Nepal. The report includes the study of the existing conditions, challenges and recommended strategies for the prosperity of agri-tourism industry. For the study both qualitative and quantitative method has been used. A pilot survey was initially done and the objectives were revisited after analyzing the data collected. Then a visit was made on Balthali. For the study, the agro based village environment having operational tourism on the nearest proximity from the Kathmandu valley was selected. Balthali has a beautiful rural setting and prominent agricultural practices. It is known for its hiking trial and as a nearest getaway destination. A polycentric development model was adopted which stimulate the development by forming a network with neighboring growth poles. The sample size of 25 respondents was taken and the quantitative survey was conducted. The key informant survey was also conducted with three national level experts to understand the principle vision and scenario of the policy makers. An in-depth, statistical and saturation method was used to make analysis. Based on the analysis, the results obtained shows that the rural people are willing to operate agritourism on their farm and they are positive towards cooperative approach.Item Role of Foreign Aid in Nepalese Agriculture(Central Department of Economics Tribhuvan University Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2017-06) Thapa, Surya BahadurItem Socio Economic Impact of Hemja Irrigation Project (A Case study of Hemja VDC of Kaski District )(Department of Sociology and Anthropology Patan Multiple Campus, 2068) Banstola, Dilli RamNot availableItem Socio-Economic Condition of Tharus A Case Study of Mazgaun-9, Manpur, Dang(Faculty of Sociology, 2010) Acharya, RabinNot AvailableItem Socio-Economic Condition of Tharus A Case Study of Mazgaun-9, Manpur, Dang(Faculty of Sociology, 2010) Acharya, RabinNot AvailableItem Urban Agriculture and Poverty Allleviation A Case Study of Ichangunarayan VDC, Kathmandu Nepal(Department of Rural Development, 2010) Dhital, BinduUrban agriculture (UA) is the production and management of crops and livestock/poultry in the urban or periphery area, especially to meet local needs. This study was carried out to assess and analyze the UA and poverty alleviation in terms of urban food security and employment in Ichangunarayan, Kathmandu. This study had done based on the following objectives as; To examine the contribution of agriculture in poverty alleviation in urban periphery of Kathmandu valley. To analyze the attitudes of the urban people towards agricultural occupation. To analyze the impact of urban agriculture on environment, health and nutrient supply to urban farmers. Primary data and information were collected through sample survey applying random sampling technique, considering the households in three urban pockets- one road accessible pocket (ward no. 3), second one less accessible pocket with ward no. 2 settlement, and the last one isolated pocket (ward no 1), followed by observation and key informant discussions which includes total 64/64 household surveys and observations i.e. 20 in ward no 1, 24 in ward no. 2 and 20 in ward no.3 using structured questionnaire and observation sheet. The study reveals that total 51.05%, 52.17% and 42.21% individuals of the farm families were involved in the agricultural occupation in ward no. 1, 2 and 3 respectively. The other sectors of employment and income in Ichangunarayan include service sector, trade/business, waged labor (specially construction works) and foreign employment (mainly in Quatar, Saudi Arab,m Malaysiya, Iraq). The analysis of farmers' responses to agriculture shows that agriculture was the means of full employment and income for 48.44% of the families surveyed; partial employment for 45.31%; additional income for more than 4.69%; and as the means to use spare time for only 1.56% families. χ2 test statistic shows that agricultural occupation pattern (%) in the three selected pockets was not significantly different, but the respondents' attitude with regard to agricultural occupation was significantly different, with higher reliance to agriculture in the inaccessible isolated areas than in accessible urban area. The patterns of nutrition supply to the urban farmers reveals that up to 75.38% food supply occurs by purchasing food from others, followed by consuming own product (up to 68.20%) and selling over surplus agro-food products (up to 33.33%). Urban agriculture is one of the major sources for reducing poverty in the study area. It is the main occupation of the majority and their way of life is mostly predominated by it. UA has been hampering the urban environment due to the excessive use of chemical fertilizer and unplanned cultivation. To get the more benefits from it and urban based poverty reduction, government and other related organizations should increase investment in inputs services such as improved seeds, quality fertilizer and skill oriented farm based trainings too the local farmers.