Search Results - "Nepal"

Economic effects of water use and landholding scale to farming in South Asia: evidences from Indo-Gangetic basin by Xenarios, Stefanos, Sharma, Bharat R., Amarasinghe, Upali A.

“…The research is based on an extensive survey conducted in representative areas of Pakistan, India and Nepal situated along the IGB basin. The results signify that the economic viability of marginal and small landholders and water users is threatened when the study focuses on the land scaling effects to farming. …”
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Assessing institutional and environmental parameters of agricultural water use in South Asia: evidences from the Indo-Gangetic Basin by Xenarios, Stefanos, Sharma, Bharat R.

“…However, low agricultural productivity is observed in the four riparian countries - India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh - by nailing down rural welfare. …”
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Environmental services and agricultural water in South Asia: evidence from Indo-Gangetic Basin by Xenarios, Stefanos, Sharma, Bharat R., Singh, A.

“…The research is based on an extensive survey in selected clusters of India, Pakistan and Nepal. The case studies are situated along Indo-Gangetic basin due to more evidential linkages between environmental services and irrigation. …”
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Opportunities for harnessing the increased contribution of glacier and snowmelt flows in the Ganges basin by Sharma, Bharat R., Condappa, D. de

“…The riparian states of India, Nepal and Bangladesh could harness this opportunity to alleviate physical water scarcity and improve productivity.…”
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Energy supply and the expansion of groundwater irrigation in the Indus-Ganges Basin by Scott, Christopher A., Sharma, Bharat R.

“…This paper examines trends in electricity supply and groundwater development in the Indian portion of the IGB over the 1980 - 1999 period, with contextual reference to groundwater irrigation in Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh. Principal findings include early-1980s' growth in numbers of electric pumps across the Indian IGB followed by 1990s' stagnation in the eastern part of the basin; this trend is linked to electricity supply and pricing policies, which have varied markedly from state to state. …”
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Hydrogeology of the eastern Ganges Basin: an overview by Natarajan, Rajmohan, Prathapar, Sanmugam A.

“…This study focuses on the Eastern Ganges Basin (EGB) and covers India (Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal), Bangladesh and the Nepal Terai. Poverty is acute in the EGB, where household incomes are low, food security is not assured and devastating floods (and also water shortages) occur too often. …”
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A novel strategy to discover and use climate-adapted germplasm by Vernooy, Ronnie, Otieno, G., Bessette, Guy, Fadda, Carlo, Galluzzi, G., Gevel, Jeske M.J, van de, Halewood, Michael, López Noriega, Isabel, Mathur, P.N., Mittra, S., Rudebjer, P.G., Steinke, J., Sthapit, B.R., Etten, Jacob van, Zonneveld, Maarten van

“…Between 2012 and 2015, 150 researchers, research managers, gene bank managers, extension agents, university professors and staff of non-government organizations from Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Guatemala, Nepal, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe acquired new knowledge and skills about the use of climate and crop modelling tools and data sources including the climate analogue tool introduced through the CGIAR research programme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). …”
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Climate-induced migration in South Asia: Migration decisions and the gender dimensions of adverse climatic events by Bhatta, Gopal Datt, Aggarwal, Pramod K., Poudel, S., Belgrave DA

“…Using data from a survey of 2,660 farm-families and focused group discussions in Bihar (India), Terai (plains) (Nepal) and coastal Bangladesh, we employed logistic regression to investigate household response towards migration and gender dimensions of adverse climatic events. …”
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Listening to farmers' perceptions through participatory rice varietal selection: A case study in villages in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India by Paris, T.R., Singh, Abha, Luis, Joyce, Singh, Hari Nath, Singh, Omkar, Singh, Sinjay, Singh, Ram Kathin, Sarkarung, Surapong

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Beyond taro leaf blight: A participatory approach for plant breeding and selection for taro improvement in Samoa by Hunter, D.G., Iosefa, T., Delp, Charles J., Fonoti, P.

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Climatic and non-climatic factors influencing changing agricultural practices across different rainfall regimes in South Asia by Bhatta, Gopal Datt, Aggarwal, Pramod K., Kristjanson, Patricia M., Shrivastava, Amit Kumar

“…Using data from a household survey of 2660 farm-families in Bihar state of Eastern India, Terai of Nepal and coastal Bangladesh, we explore the significance of climatic and non-climatic factors in affecting farmers' decision to change their farming practices over time in a wide range of environments. …”
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Pigeonpea sterility mosaic emaraviruses: a journey from a mysterious virus to classic emaraviruses by Patil, B.L., Kumar, P. Lava

“…Millsp) first reported in 1931, is an economically most important viral disease, which is endemic to India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar. SMD was long suspected to be a viral disease, however its causal agent, pigeonpea sterility mosaic virus (PPSMV) was discovered only in 2000. …”
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Challenges for developing Forest Stewardship Council certification for ecosystem services: How to enhance local adoption? by Savilaakso, S., Guariguata, Manuel R.

“…We focus on the lessons that emerged from applying the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification framework at selected sites in Chile, Indonesia, Nepal and Vietnam. Our results indicate a clear relationship between local and global levels in the development of FSC FES certification. …”
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Effect of legume management on forage production and residual effects on upland rice by Schulz, S., Keatinge, J.D.H., Wells, G., Shrestha, R.

“…An experiment was conducted over the period 1995–96 in a warm‐temperate environment in Nepal to investigate the effect of cutting frequency on forage yields of three temperate legume species, grown during the winter season, and the residual treatment effects on a subsequent upland rice crop. …”
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Agriculture collectives in North Bengal by International Water Management Institute

“…Experiments in farmers’ collectives in Eastern India and Nepal. Journal of Agrarian Change. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joac.12369…”
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Farmer-led seed production: Community seed banks enter the national seed market by Vernooy, Ronnie, Rana, Jai Chand, Otieno, Gloria Atieno, Mbozi, Hilton, Shrestha, Pitambar

“…Pioneer case studies are presented from countries where grain legumes and dryland cereals are important crops: India, Nepal, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. A mixed methodology was used to collect data, including a literature review, focus group discussion, key informant interview, and participatory observation. …”
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Nourishing Millions: Stories of change in nutrition [All chapter presentations] by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…They shed light on nutrition success stories on the ground in places ranging from Bangladesh, Brazil, Nepal, Peru, Thailand, and Vietnam to Ethiopia and the state of Odisha in India. …”
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A snapshot of agricultural research investment and capacity in Asia by Stads, Gert-Jan

“…On a positive note, the number of Ph.D. qualified agricultural researchers has risen in nearly all Asian countries since 2000, although in some countries–particularly Nepal, Pakistan, and Vietnam–many senior researchers are approaching retirement age. …”
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Is SAFTA trade creating or trade diverting? A computable general equilibrium assessment with a focus on Sri Lanka by Bouët, Antoine, Mevel, Simon, Thomas, Marcelle

“…The creation of a free trade area is expected to affect its participants—Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka—very differently given their diversity in terms of size, income, and structure of trade and protection. …”
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WEFE Nexus Leadership Program: IPSR Innovation Profile by Khadka, Manohara, Buchy, Marlene, Koirala, Sanju, Elias, Marlene

“…Developed in Kathmandu, Nepal, the program is designed to be rolled out to the provinces and local levels and other geographies. …”
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