Nepal’s 2072 Federal Constitution: What are the implications for governance of the agricultural sector?

In September 2015, Nepal’s Constituent Assembly passed a new constitution aimed at transforming Nepal from a unitary country into a federal republic with three levels of government: the federation, the province, and the local level. This institutional shift will have wide-ranging social, political,...

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Main Authors: Kyle, Jordan, Resnick, Danielle
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145470
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description In September 2015, Nepal’s Constituent Assembly passed a new constitution aimed at transforming Nepal from a unitary country into a federal republic with three levels of government: the federation, the province, and the local level. This institutional shift will have wide-ranging social, political, and economic implications for the country. However, this brief focuses specifically on the implications of these federal reforms for the agricultural sector and the Ministry of Agriculture (MoAD). Agriculture is the backbone of the Nepali economy, providing a livelihood for approximately two-thirds of the population, contributing one-third of the country’s GDP, and constituting over half of its exports. With greater authority and autonomy granted to more subnational units of government, ensuring that the agricul-tural sector is guided by coordinated planning, retains sufficient human capacity, and receives adequate fiscal resources will be of para-mount importance during the transition to a federal republic. Consequently, this brief addresses how the sector can be restructured to meet the constitutional provisions while simultaneously ensuring that MoAD delivers on its agricultural objectives, especially those out-lined in its Agricultural Development Strategy (ADS).
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spelling CGSpace1454702025-11-06T05:15:16Z Nepal’s 2072 Federal Constitution: What are the implications for governance of the agricultural sector? Kyle, Jordan Resnick, Danielle agricultural policies services agriculture decentralization federalism governance In September 2015, Nepal’s Constituent Assembly passed a new constitution aimed at transforming Nepal from a unitary country into a federal republic with three levels of government: the federation, the province, and the local level. This institutional shift will have wide-ranging social, political, and economic implications for the country. However, this brief focuses specifically on the implications of these federal reforms for the agricultural sector and the Ministry of Agriculture (MoAD). Agriculture is the backbone of the Nepali economy, providing a livelihood for approximately two-thirds of the population, contributing one-third of the country’s GDP, and constituting over half of its exports. With greater authority and autonomy granted to more subnational units of government, ensuring that the agricul-tural sector is guided by coordinated planning, retains sufficient human capacity, and receives adequate fiscal resources will be of para-mount importance during the transition to a federal republic. Consequently, this brief addresses how the sector can be restructured to meet the constitutional provisions while simultaneously ensuring that MoAD delivers on its agricultural objectives, especially those out-lined in its Agricultural Development Strategy (ADS). 2018-06-22 2024-06-21T09:04:32Z 2024-06-21T09:04:32Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145470 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148048 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Kyle, Jordan; and Resnick, Danielle. 2018. Nepal’s 2072 Federal Constitution: What are the implications for governance of the agricultural sector? ReSAKSS Asia Policy Note 18. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145470
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Nepal’s 2072 Federal Constitution: What are the implications for governance of the agricultural sector?
title Nepal’s 2072 Federal Constitution: What are the implications for governance of the agricultural sector?
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