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Impact of contract farming on profits and yield of smallholder farms in Nepal: An evidence from lentil cultivation by Kumar, Anjani, Roy, Devesh, Joshi, Pramod Kumar, Tripathi, Gaurav, Adhikari, Rajendra Prasad

“…The prospect for CF in a country like Nepal with accessibility issues, underdeveloped markets, and lack of amenities remains ambiguous. …”
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Women’s empowerment mitigates the negative effects of low production diversity on maternal and child nutrition in Nepal by Malapit, Hazel J., Kadiyala, Suneetha, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Cunningham, Kenda, Tyagi, Parul

“…We use household survey data from Nepal to investigate relationships between women's empowerment in agriculture and production diversity on maternal and child dietary diversity and anthropometric outcomes. …”
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Does cash crop adoption detract from childcare provision? evidence from rural Nepal by Paolisso, Michael J., Hallman, Kelly, Haddad, Lawrence J., Regmi, Shibesh

“…Using data from fieldwork conducted in Nepal, the impact of a project designed to commercialize vegetables and fruits — the Vegetable and Fruit Cash Crop Program (VFC)— on male and female time allocation is examined. …”
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Does cash crop adoption detract from childcare provision? evidence from rural Nepal by Paolisso, Michael J., Hallman, Kelly, Haddad, Lawrence J., Regmi, Shibesh

“…Using data from fieldwork conducted in Nepal, the impact of a project designed to commercialize vegetables and fruits — the Vegetable and Fruit Cash Crop Program (VFC)— on male and female time allocation is examined. …”
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Does cash crop adoption detract from childcare provision? evidence from rural Nepal by Paolisso, Michael J., Hallman, Kelly, Haddad, Lawrence J., Regmi, Shibesh

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Community-driven development and scaling-up of microfinance services: case studies from Nepal and India by Sharma, Manohar

“…This case study examines the scaling-up experiences of two microfinance institutions: the Nirdhan Utthan Bank Limited (NUBL) in Nepal and the Self-Help Group (SHG)-Bank linkage program of the National Agricultural Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) in India. …”
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Community-driven development and scaling-up of microfinance services: case studies from Nepal and India by Sharma, Manohar

“…This case study examines the scaling-up experiences of two microfinance institutions: the Nirdhan Utthan Bank Limited (NUBL) in Nepal and the Self-Help Group (SHG)-Bank linkage program of the National Agricultural Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) in India. …”
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Does case crop adoption detract from childcare provision? Evidence from rural Nepal by Paolisso, Michael J., Hallman, Kelly, Haddad, Lawrence J., Regmi, Shibesh

“…Reduction of rural poverty is one of the greatest challenges the Government of Nepal faces. Since most of the country’s agricultural production is semi-subsistence-oriented, increased commercialization of this rural-based economy is essential for poverty reduction and economic growth. …”
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Diagnostic research to enable adoption of transgenic crop varieties by smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa by Smale, Melinda, De Groote, Hugo

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Socio-economic status and water use among dairy farmers in Nepal's water-scarce region by Singh, T., Varijakshapanicker, Padmakumar, McCartney, Matthew P., Haileslassie, Amare

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Is there hope for sustainable management of golden apple snails, a major invasive pest in irrigated rice? by Schneiker, Janina, Weisser, Wolfgang W., Settele, Josef, Nguyen, Van Sinh, Bustamante, Jesus Victor, Marquez, Leonardo, Villareal, Sylvia, Arida, Gertrudo, Van Chien, Ho, Heong, Kong Luen, Türke, Manfred

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Contract farming and technical efficiency: evidence from low-value and high-value crops in Nepal by Mishra, Ashok K., Shaik, Saleem, Khanal, Aditya R., Bairagi, Subir

“…Finally, we find that human capital and distance to the market increases the technical inefficiency of low‐value crop smallholders in Nepal. [EconLit citations: C21, O13, Q12].…”
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Effects of silicon soil amendments and nitrogen fertilizer on apple snail (Ampullariidae) damage to rice seedlings by Horgan, Finbarr G., Nogues Palenzuela, Alvaro, Stuart, Alexander M., Naredo, Alberto I., Ramal, Angelee Fame, Bernal, Carmencita C., Almazan, Maria Liberty P.

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Effect of NaCl on the photosynthesis, water relations and free proline accumulation in the wild Oryza species by Nakamura, Ichiro, Murayama, Seiichi, Tobita, Satoshi, Bong, Bui Ba, Yanagihara, Seiji, Ishimine, Yukio, Kawamitsu, Yoshinobu

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AWARE: a digitally enabled governance platform for effective anticipatory action ahead of climate shocks by Amarnath, Giriraj, Mascarenhas, Martina

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Climate action through reducing food loss and waste: Lessons from Bangladesh, Malawi and Nepal by Srivastava, Nandita, Babu, Suresh Chandra, Anowar, Md Sadat

“…From April to June 2024, the USAID-funded Comprehensive Action for Climate Change Initiative (CACCI), through its Asia program led by the International Food Policy and Research Institute, held national level consultations in Bangladesh, Malawi, and Nepal on FLW management.…”
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Launching of the Africa Asia Dairy Genetic Gains (AADGG) platform in Nepal: Bufalo value chain by Ojango, Julie M.K., Kipkosgei, Gideon, Basnet, Suresh, Yanamani, Nepal, Varijakshapanicker, Padmakumar

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Opportunities and limitations to the irrigation-led sustainable intensification of mixed farming systems in Nepal’s mid-hills by Anouk Borsboom, Shrestha, Nirman, Mponela, Powell, Lopez-Ridaura, Santiago, Groot, Jeroen C.J.

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The first assessment of grain yield and associated traits in durum wheat across a decade in Nepal by Dhruba Bahadur Thapa, Subedi, Mahesh, Sapkota, Manoj, Suman Bohara, Pokhrel, Keshab Raj, Laxman Aryal, Basistha Acharya, Santosh Tripathi, Chaudhary, Chhotelal, Bramanti Mahato, Timsina, Krishna P., Velu, Govindan, Joshi, Arun Kumar

“…Overall, durum wheat lines from CIMMYT exhibited robust performance in Nepal, enabling the identification of superior lines with potential benefits for farmers and consumers. …”
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Characterisation of farming system diversity in mid-hills of Nepal: Participatory validation of statistical farm typologies by Kafle, Sagar, Koirala, Pankaj, Jibesh K.C., Mponela, Powell

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