Role of Commerical Vegetable Faring on Household Income in Bharatpur Metropolitan City-4, Chitwan
Date
2023-09
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Department of Economics,T.U. Birendra Multiple Campus
Abstract
This thesis entitled “ROLE OF COMMERCIAL VEGETABLE FARMING ON
HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN BHARATPUR METROPOLITAN CITY- 4, CHITWAN” has
been conducted to study the contribution of commercial vegetable farming on the household
income and household welfare. The general objective of this study was to assess the socioeconomic
status of household involved and examine the impact of vegetable farming on
earned in household income in commercial vegetable farming.
The study covers total enumeration (72 farm households) of the ward No 4 of Bharatpur. The
municipality was selected as it was representative of one of the pocket areas of commercial
vegetable farming in the periphery of Chitwan valley. The research design applied in this
study is descriptive as well as exploratory. Data are based on qualitative and quantitative both
methods. Which have been collected from field survey using structured questionnaire,
collected data has been coded, edited, and finalized the qualitative data has been analyzed
and presented at paragraph and quantitative data will presented in table and graphs, piecharts
etc. and processing, classification, tabulation. And analysis of data by the computer
software, SPSS and table and chart were prepared in MS-Excel.
This study found that farmers of the study site have only 3.52 kattha of land, and those who
hire land should pay more. Vegetable forming is the main occupation which contribute in an
average Rs. 196444 (34.62 percent) of annual income. Mushroom is the top most income
earner vegetable. But very limited few households harvest this type of farming. Potato, carrot,
radish, and cucumber are the common vegetable farming. This study also shows that the
commercial vegetable farming helps to increase social as well as economic power of the
household. The vegetable farming has support in daily life activities. The broker and market
problem is the major facing problem among them.
It is sure that the vegetable farming is an important farm activity to earn income as well as
increase the status of the livelihood.
Key words: Agriculture, Vegetable, Farm, Pesticide, Rent Land
Description
ROLE OF COMMERCIAL VEGETABLE FARMING ON
HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN BHARATPUR METROPOLITAN CITY- 4, CHITWAN
Keywords
Economics, Agricultural Economics, Production Economics, Agricultural