Author: Ramji Prasad Neupane
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Diss. no.RD-00-1
Year: 2000
Academic Program: Regional and Rural Development Planning (RRDP)
Type: Thesis (Ph.D.) – Asian Institute of Technology
Examination Committee: Gopal B. Thapa (Chairperson); Karl E. Weber, Jayant Kumar Routray, Babara Earth(Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: The overall objective of this study is to analyze the prospets of agroforestry promotion in the hills of Nepal. study was conducted in Kumpur, Nalang, and Salang VDC areas of Dhading district, located in the central hills and inhabited by multi ethnic communities, with special refernce to an agroforestry project initiated by Nepal Agroforestry Foundation. The study was undertaken to find out the nature, extent, determinants and constraints, problems and possibilities of agroforestry promotion. Household survey of a total of 223 farm households (82 with and 141 without project) combined with RRA techniques in rural settlements at altitude ranging from 500 to 1200 meter above mean sea level were carried out. Analytical tools employed include statistical test costs, returns, cost-benefit ratio, soil sample analysis, index construction and regression analysis. Factors determining agroforestry adoption were analyzed and soil sample analysis was done to estimate agroforestry’s impact on soil fertility. Farming, practiced both in khet and bari, is the main source of livelihood of all sampled households. Bari comprised significant portion of the total land holdings. Uses of different agroforestry species under different systems to supply basic household needs and to maintain productivity have been the major concerns in subsistence production system. The average number of agroforestry species planted by project households in bari parcels is significantly higher (p<0.01) than non-project households. The significant variations were mainly associated with livestock herd size, availability of extension services and management practices. The results revealed a general tendency of species concentration, applying more manure and efficient management in parcels close to the farmhouse. Siimilarly. housholds in areas easy to access have planted significantly higher number of fooder, fuelwood (p<0.01) and fruit trees (p<0.05) in their bari parcels than households in areas difficult to access. Although project activities were Scholarship Donor(s): Govemment of Japan; NAF, ICIMOD Research Grant; Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship
Note: A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Award of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy.;”A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Award of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy”
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