| Author | Bhandari, Krishna Bahadur |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.AE-92-41 |
| Subject(s) | Agricultural systems--Nepal--Rupandehi
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| Note | A Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree
of Master of Science, School of Environment, Resources Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | People living in rural areas rely on farming. Existing farming system is of
complex nature. The stability of the system depends on the interdependent balance
between the sub-systems such as crop and livestock of which forests is an integral
part. Given a lack of supply of inevitable forest products, a growing concern is to
increase tree production at farm level. In this vein, Butwal Plywood Factory expanded
poplar plantation activity to over come this situation in the Terai of Frnpandehi
district. This study attempts to assess the success of the farm production systems,
its benefiCiaries, the large, small or medium farmers.
The findings reveal that the poplar program found useful for income generation
in the long run. Although it competes with the cropping systems and has some
influence in the management of their production system. It is also found that the
economic benefit of poplar is much higher than that of the existing cropping systems.
The program has focused mostly on large sized farmers of minority group, and they
were motivated for the sake of land security and small to medium farmers have been
little motivated due to their constraints of resources like land and irrigation. They
are the group in majority who deserve maximum benefit by intensive use of land.
The extension strategy used by the program was found to favour the rural rich.
Thus, it was concluded that though the program was successful in the previous years
but in the long run it should focus mostly on the medium and small farmers. Credit
facility and price stability should be found to enable them to benefit from the
poplar project. |
| Year | 1992 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (Former title: Department of Food Agriculture, and BioResources (DFAB)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Agricultural and Food Engineering (AE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Upasena, Selawa H. |
| Examination Committee(s) | Suthad Setboonsarng ;Suselo, Tri Binarko
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| Scholarship Donor(s) | Government of Denmark |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology,1992 |