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Item Benefits of commercial vegetable farming: A case study of Dharma Devi Municipality at Sankhuwa Sabha District(Department of Rural Development, 2018) Karki, BirendraThe study Benefits of Commercial Vegetable Farming: A Case Study of Dharma Devi Municipality at Sankhuwa Sabha District was carried out with the objectives of examine the socio economic conditions of vegetable farmers, analyzing the impact of vegetable farming on livelihood and identifying the problems and ways to solution of commercial vegetable farming. The data were collected from both primary and secondary sources. The field survey was carried out employing various techniques like observation, questionnaire survey, FGD, KIS, informal interview and in-depth interview. Dharma Devi Municipality is well known as a commercial vegetable farming area in Sankhuwasabha district. It is situated at mid east part of the district and it is look like as rectangular shape. This occupation is regarded as a major source of livelihood since 2051/052 B.S. Before starting commercial vegetable farming people of Dharma Devi Municipality produced potato and the used to exchange their production with cereal crop to the neighbor Municipality. They used to give two times potato for single unit of paddy. They used to grow maize in their land but it took about nine months (from Magh to Kartik) to prepare. On the other the productivity was very low. SEPRED (a project) inspired to do commercial vegetable farming in 2051 B.S. and then they started it. Most of household head were in the age group 31- 40 and 18 households head were male and 27 households head were female. Among the household majorities have family size of 7, which is 24.4 percent and average family size of the study area was 6.3 and most of the respondents are from the aged so 93.3 percent are married. Most of the households were Kshatri. Within them 18 households were Thapa, and 12 were Bishta. Likewise 3 were Limbu. The literate and illiterate percent of them was found 77.8 percent and 22.2 percent respectively. Among educated groups majorities were found to have secondary level (29 percent). Majority of the family members are between 21 - 30 years and below 10 years, which both contributed 27.5 percent. Majority of the families use toilet or mostly feel it is necessary for the health. 41 out of 45 households head already prepared toilet or it contribute 91.1 percent. Most of them have land holding 16-20 ropani which accounted for 35.5 percent. Majorities of the farmers use to grow high value vegetables as cauliflower, cabbage, tomato, pea, radish, carrot and green vegetables. Yearly average income from vegetable farming is NRs. 250000. Utilization of income shows that the area of the expenditure. Farmers are utilizing income primarily in food, cloths, children education and daily required goods. Most of the farmers are using local, improve, FYM, Urea, DAP, Potash, Pesticide in their farming system. Vegetable farmers were practiced to use traditional wooden plow and spade for land preparation. They were not mechanized and small sector based technologies are in operation. There is both positive and negative impact on livelihood of commercial vegetable farming. Accessibility to health and education facility is increased. Other important outcome is their feeling, farmer give their introduction as a farmer without any hesitation or with proud. Educational status is low because people start vegetable farming before complete education. There are some problems to the agriculture in the perspective of livelihood. Lack of sufficient labor, problem of seed, fertilizer market etc are some problems facing by the farmer. On the basis of theoretical ground, we conclude that the households utilized their capabilities fully by using the skill, knowledge and labours.Item Current Livelihood of Ex-Kamalari of Sangharsha Nagar Village Rajapur Municipality, Bardiya, Nepal(Department of Sociology, 2022) Tharu, RajeshNot availableItem Labour Migration to India as a Livelihood Strategy (A Case Study of Gwadi Village Development Committee, Gulmi)(Department of Geography, 2006) Thapa 'Regami', Nim BahadurNot availableItem Labour Migration to India : As a Livelihood Strategy (A Case Study of Khaira VDC, Pyuthan District)(Department of Geography, 2006) Pokhrel, NarayanNot availableItem Livelihood strategy of Damai community (A case study of Kharigaira V.D.C of Dailekh district)(Department of Rural Development, 2010) Malla, Hari BahadurPeople have adjusted their ways of earning livelihood to the changing environmental condition differ over space and social groups. Cultural values of people in the same space can create differences in the pattern of adaptation from one ethnic group to another in the same way, adaptation pattern of the same ethnic group may differ from one place to another due to change in the physical environment. In the case of Nepal the livelihood condition of rural people is very poor and miserable. The life of people and the agricultural activities of the country over the years have not been improving as expected, when locally self-sufficient community are compelled to change their livelihood strategy has been changing with modernization and globalization. This is a critical problem of originality of a particular community today. Damais are known as occupational caste groups with their own traditional occupation. In Nepal the occupational castes have been treated as Paninachalne and the term Dalit is used to refer to this group of people. Dalits are culturally socially and economically oppressed. The general objective of the study is to find out the livelihood strategy of Damai community of Kharigaira VDC of Dailekh district, whereas the specific objective are to explore the traditional livelihood strategy of Damai community in the study area, the continuity and change occurring in the livelihood strategies and alternate livelihood strategies as the result of modern development activities of study area. Before selecting a topic, a Brief review of the literature related to the strategy study of Damai community has been studied. Primary as well as secondary data have been taken as sampled households of Damai. 25 households have been taken as sampled households out of 102 household's sample. In this study, data were collected from field survey by applying household survey questionnaire, field note focus group discussion and observation method. This study found that majority of the households (36%) out of total interviewed reported that they had adopted agriculture as a main occupation. Average family size of the sampled household was 5.18 per household. About 20% Damai out of total interviewed depend on telaring and 24% depend on laboring A specific change has been seen in some traditional occupation and social institution of these groups. The changes and diversification emerged due to the internal as well as external causes. Industrial products, readymade and fashionable goods are the external causes. The absence of knowledge and skills about new fashion and nature of frequent migration are taken to be the internal causes which have played a vital role in the changing livelihood of Damai community.Item Livelihood Strategy of Limbu Community: A Case Study of Furumbu VDC, Taplejung District(Department of Rural Development, 2017) Limbu, Udaya PrakashA thesis entitled"Livelihood Strategy of LimbuCommunity: A CaseStudy of FurumbuVDC,TaplejungDistrict".The main objective of thestudy is to know the livelihood condition of Limbu community of FurumbuVDC of Taplejung District. This research has been quantitative andqualitative by nature. My study has been focused both the primary andsecondary data. 40 households has been taken as sample by using purposiverandom sampling method. All the households has been taken for the purposeof the study. This research has been quantitative and qualitative by nature. My study hasbeen focused both the primary and secondary data. The primary has beencollected using questionnaire from each selected households, fieldobservation, interview etc. The household details, according to questionnairehas been collected through the direct contact with Limbu people. Whereassecondary has been taken from various reports, books, journals publishingdifferent institutions, websites and various seminars report journals anddocuments of Nepal.There are about 52 households of Limbus in this wardsno 6, out of which, 40 households has been taken as sample by usingpurposive random sampling method. All the households has been taken for thepurpose of thestudy. This research primarily focuses on effect of globalization and modernizationin Limbu society.80 percent Limbu's were dependent on agriculture 10 yearsago but now it has declined to 57.5 percent of the total population ofrespondent. The percent of Limbu 's dependent on business was 5 percent 10years ago but now this percent increse 15 percent. In 10 years ago only 2.5percent were office job but now this percent has increased to 5 and no Limbu's 12.5 percent foreign job 10 years ago but now it is 22.5 percent. In 10 yearsthe occupation of Limbu 's have gradually developed. But in general we can say that most of the Limbu 's are still dependent on agriculture, which is theirtraditional occupation. It seems that Limbu 's due to poor socioeconomicstatus, they have not been able to imitate the others sources brought about hasundergone employment.Item Livelihood Strategy of Urban Poor: (A Case Study of Squatter Settlement at Balaju, Kathmandu)(Department of Geography, 2006) Madai, Phanendra BahadurNot availableItem Seasonal labour migration to India and livelihood strategy in Mid-Western Development Region of Nepal;(A case study of Chisapani-9 Banke)(Department of Sociology, 2018) Shah, KM. GyanuNot availableItem Socio–Economic Background and Livelihood Strategy of Tharu Community (A Case Study of Itahari Sub Metropolitan City, Sunsari District)(Department of Sociology, 2017) Gautam, ShantiNot availableItem Socio–Economic Background and Livelihood Strategy of Tharu Community (A Case Study of Itahari Sub Metropolitan City, Sunsari District)(Department of Sociology, 2017) Gautam, ShantiNot availableItem Tribhuvan University Livelihood Strategy of Ex-Kamaiyas (A Case Study of Ex-kamaiyas Ambapur Settlement of Tribhuwan Nagar Municipality, Dang District, Nepal)(Department of Geography, 2006) Chaudhari, Kul BahadurNot available