farming
This issue of Farming Matters presents a small sample of the many innovative marketing arrangements being developed by both producers and consumers. These experiences generate substantial employment, and also build local food security and food sovereignty. Yet they are often overlooked by policymakers and mainstream development experts who view them as “niche”...
This paper examines the herding and pastoral Solu Sherpas, not only focusing on the economic and management aspects of high altitude herding, but also the cultural and ritual value of the herds. As well as an important economic activity to the Sherpas, it is tied throughout to the life of the village and its inhabitants, not only through the sale of its products, but also by important ritual...
In order to determine the problems of the small farmers (owning less than 1.5 hectares in the Terai and 0.5 hectares in the Hills), HMG Nepal sponsored in cooperation with FAO/UNDP a workshop on "Development Support for Small Farmers" in January 1974. There were two workshops, both focusing on the problems of small farmers in a specified area.
This multi-disciplinary and multi-level...
This case study of small farmers made in Naktajhijh village panchayat near the selected FAO project village Sakhwa, is to determine the attitude and reactions of small owner operators, share croppers and landless agricultural labourers towards the rural institutions. It deals mainly with six institutions and their organisational set-up, their mode of operations and interaction with the...
This article introduces the topic of decision-making among the farming families. In the first section, the general idea of people's participation in agricultural development is touched upon. The second section briefly describes the geographical, social and economic context in which decisions are made by farming families in the area of Palpa district selected for study. In the third section, an...
This study was conducted in collaboration with HarvestChoice (IFPRI) and evaluates the potential impacts of the Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa (DTMA) project run by CIMMYT and the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in 13 countries of eastern, southern and west Africa, describing cumulative economic and poverty-reduction benefits to farmers and consumers in those...
Livestock husbandry is an essential part of the traditional economy of many high altitude Tibetans in Nepal. The importance of animals in Tibetan communities in the Himalayas is reflected in the intensity of ritual activity and sociopolitical organisation which often accompany herding.
In some Himalayan areas there have been major socio-economic changes in recent years. Livestock and...
The subject of this paper is the measurement of energy expenditure and energy balance under field conditions. The objectives of such work are to describe the health status of a community, to understand the regulation of energy balance, and to answer questions on human variation and adaptation in an ecological context. In part 1, the author explains some of the steps taken in the choice and...
Nowadays there is a widespread concern in gender studies over women's exploitation, oppression and domination by patriarchy in Nepalese society. Gender generally refers to the complex process by which male and female become socially men and women, affecting their own actions, desires and wishes. It also refers to the masculine and feminine genders which are also known to be a product of the...
Nepal is often described as a country with a largely rural population working in agriculture. This is only part of the truth. Subsistence agriculture does no longer - and in some regions never has - guarantee livelihood security for most rural households. The Nepal Living Standards Survey, performed by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), shows that only 65% of the incomes of an average...
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