Economic Impacts of Sustainable Soil Management Practices : A study among vegetable farmers in Mid-hill of Nepal

ISBN-13: 9783659941870 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 128 str.

Binod Ghimire

Opis

The sustainable soil management (SSM) is crucial for sustainable production of crops and soil health. The study on economic impact of sustainable soil management practices concluded higher farm gross return with the use of SSM practices in the mid-hill of Nepal. Farmer's income from vegetable farming had increased after the adoption SSM practices. Study resulted significant contribution of hired human labor, expenditure on seed, expenditure on chemical inputs and organic manure. Study also showed that resources in vegetable production are not utilized in their optimum level. Majority of the respondents were satisfied with the technology. Impact of SSM practices was also found positive in livestock sector, women empowerment, introduction of improved seed and soil fertility improvement. Use of SSM practices on farm can be a perfect and sustainable substitute of agro-chemicals that Nepal spends billions of rupees to import every year.

O autorze

Author is an Agriculture Extension Officer under Ministry of Agricultural Development (MoAD), Government of Nepal. He has obtained his master degree in Agricultural Economics from Tribhuvan University, Nepal in 2013. He has published his several research works in national and international journals.