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Organic farming is increasingly popular among the farmers of Kathmandu valley. However, the organic growers have been facing issues in production, organic certification, and product marketing. To date, little is known about the challenges faced by the organic growers in Kathmandu valley. This study aimed to explore the status of organic farming, attitudes of farmers towards organic farming, their suggestions for improvement, and strengthening the value chain of organic products. Face-to-face interviews were conducted at Agriculture Knowledge Centre, Lalitpur, Nepal during December 2019 with 37 organic growers directly or indirectly involved in organic farming. The results showed that organic growers face challenges in marketing and institutional recognition. Challenges in product certification and marketing were reported by 45.95% of the total interviewed organic growers while following organic practices (transitional organic). Our study suggested that reducing the cost of production through easy access to organic inputs like organic seeds, fertilizers, and biopesticides are highly desired by the growers. Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) or group certification along with collective marketing could be the policy implications to address the issues. Organic farming in Kathmandu valley is limited to a niche market; however, due to increasing consumer demand for safe, fresh, and local food, the popularity of organic products is extending to other regions within the country.
Dilip Nandwani; Dinesh Jamarkattel; Khem Dahal; Ritikshya Poudel; Suman Giri; Toya Joshi. Attitudes of Fruit and Vegetable Farmers towards Organic Farming in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Sustainability 2021, 13, 3888 .
AMA StyleDilip Nandwani, Dinesh Jamarkattel, Khem Dahal, Ritikshya Poudel, Suman Giri, Toya Joshi. Attitudes of Fruit and Vegetable Farmers towards Organic Farming in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (7):3888.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDilip Nandwani; Dinesh Jamarkattel; Khem Dahal; Ritikshya Poudel; Suman Giri; Toya Joshi. 2021. "Attitudes of Fruit and Vegetable Farmers towards Organic Farming in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal." Sustainability 13, no. 7: 3888.
Humanity has been threatened by pandemics since several decades with devastating effects on all human activities including the economy, and environment. Currently, the world is reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a major threat to the livelihood of billions of people worldwide. Nepal is not an exception to this and has been seriously threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic. The thousands of the peoples who depend on daily wages to join hand to mouth has been under the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic because of job loss, disruption in the food supply chain. Also, the COVID-19 pandemic has thwarted Nepal's targets to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals including an unprecedented state of vulnerability to hunger and poverty in the country. Though some informal shreds of evidence have reported the negative impacts of COVID-19 on Sustainable Development Goals, none of the scientific literature has been available regarding such impacts in Nepal yet. This review aims to synthesize extant literature that reports the effects of COVID-19 on the Nepalese economy and implications for achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals.We found that the COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges to achieve the country's committed United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals for Nepal. Further, the COVID-19 pandemic has created a unique “income shock” that is supposed to precipitate household food insecurity in developing economy like Nepal. Our review indicated that the percentage of populations below poverty could rise even more than the present national reported value of 18% in the post-pandemic era. We emphasized generating employment and income-earning opportunities to build a resilient food system. Further, we urged to build international consensus to reset and rethink the course of sustainable development goals.
Toyanath Joshi; Ram Prasad Mainali; Srijana Marasini; Krishna Prasad Acharya; Santosh Adhikari. Nepal at the edge of sword with two edges: The COVID-19 pandemics and sustainable development goals. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research 2021, 4, 100138 .
AMA StyleToyanath Joshi, Ram Prasad Mainali, Srijana Marasini, Krishna Prasad Acharya, Santosh Adhikari. Nepal at the edge of sword with two edges: The COVID-19 pandemics and sustainable development goals. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research. 2021; 4 ():100138.
Chicago/Turabian StyleToyanath Joshi; Ram Prasad Mainali; Srijana Marasini; Krishna Prasad Acharya; Santosh Adhikari. 2021. "Nepal at the edge of sword with two edges: The COVID-19 pandemics and sustainable development goals." Journal of Agriculture and Food Research 4, no. : 100138.