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Dr. Niraj Prakash JOSHI
Hiroshima University (Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences)

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Chapter
Published: 22 August 2021 in Climate Change Management
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This paper is an attempt to develop a holistic understanding on climate change (CC) in relation to the agriculture sector in Nepal. The Chapter conducts a descriptive analysis of secondary data on the trend of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate variables; in addition to a literature review on CC mitigation, adaptation and co-benefits. Nepal’s contribution to the global GHG emissions is nominal. CH4 and N2O are the GHGs mainly associated with agriculture. Agriculture and forest have a significant bearing in Nepal’s GHG emissions. Hence, any policy consideration to reduce the emissions from these two sectors can contribute significantly in CC mitigation. Moreover, agriculture has a high GHG mitigation potential with strong adaptation and sustainable development co-benefits especially in developing countries like Nepal. The clear indications of CC have shown serious adverse impact on Nepali agriculture. Therefore, adaptation is highly prioritized in agriculture. GHG mitigation has not received a policy priority until recently. The CC policy-2019 is a step ahead in defining the mitigation, and putting forward the clear strategies and working policies for it. Similarly, the international efforts towards resilient agriculture and the Paris Agreement have facilitated quick global take-up of climate smart agriculture (CSA) for mobilizing actions on CC adaptation and mitigation in agriculture. This is important for realizing the co-benefits leading towards resilient agriculture system. Piloting, screening and replicating CSA along with the policy integration from local to national levels, building institutions and improving their capacity are the important initiatives directed towards mainstreaming CC into the agriculture sector in Nepal.

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Niraj Prakash Joshi; Luni Piya; Deepak Aryal. Agriculture and Climate Change in Nepal: GHG Emissions, Mitigation, Indications of Climate Change, Impact on Agriculture, Adaptation, and Co-benefits. Climate Change Management 2021, 163 -185.

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Niraj Prakash Joshi, Luni Piya, Deepak Aryal. Agriculture and Climate Change in Nepal: GHG Emissions, Mitigation, Indications of Climate Change, Impact on Agriculture, Adaptation, and Co-benefits. Climate Change Management. 2021; ():163-185.

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Niraj Prakash Joshi; Luni Piya; Deepak Aryal. 2021. "Agriculture and Climate Change in Nepal: GHG Emissions, Mitigation, Indications of Climate Change, Impact on Agriculture, Adaptation, and Co-benefits." Climate Change Management , no. : 163-185.

Journal article
Published: 30 April 2021 in Sustainability
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Although organic agriculture (OA) is praised unequivocally for its environmental and health benefits, its potential for food security is often questioned because of its perceived lower yield. Least developed countries (LDCs), which have a high prospect of conversion to OA, are underrepresented in the literature related to the yield potential of OA, and its impact on regional food security. This paper aims to assess food and nutrient (calorie, protein, and fat) supply, thereby contributing to food security, from OA using yield ratio (YR) in LDCs and to compare this with North America (NA). Literature is the main source of data to estimate YR. Food supply data available in FAOSTAT for 1963–2013 along with the YR is used to estimate food and nutrient supply from OA in 2013. YR of crops shows a higher yield from OA in LDCs compared to NA. The food supply in LDCs between 1963 and 2013 increased at a higher rate than in NA. However, per capita nutrient supply is growing at a meager rate in LDCs; calorie and protein supply are just above the minimum threshold level and fat supply is still below the threshold level. Cereal is the single most important food item contributing to nutrient supply in LDCs, indicating a lack of dietary diversity. Thus, with relatively higher yields and crop diversity, and localized production and distribution systems, OA will have important contributions in dealing with persistent food insecurity in LDCs. However, a concerted effort is necessary to achieve yield gain and wider acceptance of OA.

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Niraj Joshi; Luni Piya. Food and Nutrient Supply from Organic Agriculture in the Least Developed Countries and North America. Sustainability 2021, 13, 5068 .

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Niraj Joshi, Luni Piya. Food and Nutrient Supply from Organic Agriculture in the Least Developed Countries and North America. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (9):5068.

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Niraj Joshi; Luni Piya. 2021. "Food and Nutrient Supply from Organic Agriculture in the Least Developed Countries and North America." Sustainability 13, no. 9: 5068.

Research article
Published: 24 April 2021 in SAGE Open
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Various socio-economic factors play important roles in the adoption of commercial vegetable farming. Understanding these factors is crucial in enhancing the existing low rate of vegetable commercialization in Nepal, thereby achieving the overall development goal of poverty reduction. This article analyzes the personal, technical, and business factors associated with the adoption using Nepal Vegetable Crops Survey 2009–2010 data. A probit analysis is carried out. Caste/ethnicity is a critical factor hindering the adoption in Nepal. An awareness program to facilitate marketing of vegetables produced by the socially disadvantaged caste/ethnic groups and targeting them in interventions would be helpful in enhancing the rate of vegetable commercialization. Similarly, facilitating access to technical factors, mainly technical assistance, chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and improved seeds, would promote commercial vegetable farming. Such interventions can be introduced in vegetable production potential areas of Hills and Tarai. Land consolidation might not be important. Rather, any program or policies to facilitate secure land-tenure, which encourages farmers to invest in land development, would boost vegetable commercialization. Similarly, identification of vegetable cultivation areas and provision of irrigation in those land parcels would be vital.

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Niraj Prakash Joshi; Luni Piya. Determinants of Small-Scale Commercial Vegetable Farming Among Vegetable Growers in Nepal. SAGE Open 2021, 11, 1 .

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Niraj Prakash Joshi, Luni Piya. Determinants of Small-Scale Commercial Vegetable Farming Among Vegetable Growers in Nepal. SAGE Open. 2021; 11 (2):1.

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Niraj Prakash Joshi; Luni Piya. 2021. "Determinants of Small-Scale Commercial Vegetable Farming Among Vegetable Growers in Nepal." SAGE Open 11, no. 2: 1.

Journal article
Published: 28 March 2021 in Sustainability
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Access to credit is essential for sustainable agricultural development. This paper evaluates the impact of formal and informal agricultural credit, access to extension services, and different combinations of agricultural credit and extension services on the economic outcomes of farming households in Afghanistan. This study applies a quasi-experimental approach (propensity score matching) and inverse-probability-weighted regression adjustment (IPWRA) analysis. The data comes from a survey of 277 randomly selected farming households in the three districts of rural Afghanistan. The results show that having access to formal agricultural credit has a positive and differentiated impact on the farming costs and net revenue of farming households. However, the effects increase when a farming household has access to both formal credit and extension services. The results also reveal that credit constraints affect farming costs and net revenue. The study provides some practical implications for agricultural development policymakers. First, formal agricultural credit affects farm revenue in rural Afghanistan. Second, the impact of credit bundled with agricultural extension services on farm revenue is higher than the impact of the provision of each service separately. Therefore, a more sustainable agricultural credit arrangement should be supplemented by extension services for farmers in Afghanistan.

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Masaood Moahid; Ghulam Khan; Yuichiro Yoshida; Niraj Joshi; Keshav Maharjan. Agricultural Credit and Extension Services: Does Their Synergy Augment Farmers’ Economic Outcomes? Sustainability 2021, 13, 3758 .

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Masaood Moahid, Ghulam Khan, Yuichiro Yoshida, Niraj Joshi, Keshav Maharjan. Agricultural Credit and Extension Services: Does Their Synergy Augment Farmers’ Economic Outcomes? Sustainability. 2021; 13 (7):3758.

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Masaood Moahid; Ghulam Khan; Yuichiro Yoshida; Niraj Joshi; Keshav Maharjan. 2021. "Agricultural Credit and Extension Services: Does Their Synergy Augment Farmers’ Economic Outcomes?" Sustainability 13, no. 7: 3758.

Research article
Published: 24 February 2021 in International Journal of Agronomy
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Maize is the second most important staple crop in Nepal. Its demand is rapidly increasing due to a growth in the poultry sector. The national maize yield is low, leading to insufficient domestic production and thereby increasing imports. Maize seed is considered as one of the crucial inputs in achieving the targeted yield growth, but usually is in short supply during the cropping season. Farmers are involved in maize seed production, which eases its supply. Thus, understanding the efficiency of maize seed production will have a direct impact on the efficiency of the country’s maize production. This paper aimed to assess the technical efficiency (TE) of maize seed production and the major factors affecting TE. Semistructured questionnaire survey was administered in June 2016 to 182 maize seed farmers selected randomly from a total of 260 maize seed growers in Palpa District, a leading maize seed producing district in the mid-hills of Nepal. TE is estimated based on the stochastic frontier production model, and the factors affecting TE are assessed using the Tobit model. TE ranged from 0.25 to 0.92 with an average of 0.71. This revealed the scope of increasing TE by 29%. TE in the study area is largely affected by the age and schooling year of household heads. Similarly, the experience of maize seed production, livestock holding, the share of maize seed area, seed source, and access to extension services affect TE. Hence, a focus on motivating experienced educated maize seed growers to expand the maize seed production area supplemented by a better seed source and extension services would contribute to improving TE.

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Mahesh Sapkota; Niraj Prakash Joshi. Factors Associated with the Technical Efficiency of Maize Seed Production in the Mid-Hills of Nepal: Empirical Analysis. International Journal of Agronomy 2021, 2021, 1 -8.

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Mahesh Sapkota, Niraj Prakash Joshi. Factors Associated with the Technical Efficiency of Maize Seed Production in the Mid-Hills of Nepal: Empirical Analysis. International Journal of Agronomy. 2021; 2021 ():1-8.

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Mahesh Sapkota; Niraj Prakash Joshi. 2021. "Factors Associated with the Technical Efficiency of Maize Seed Production in the Mid-Hills of Nepal: Empirical Analysis." International Journal of Agronomy 2021, no. : 1-8.

Book
Published: 01 January 2019 in Socio-Economic Issues of Climate Change
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This book conducts a holistic analysis of climate change perceptions, vulnerabilities, impacts, and adaptation, based on the primary household-data collected from the Chepang community residing in the rural Mid-Hills of Nepal. Socio-economic and demographic data from the household survey is integrated with meteorological and spatial data to conduct an integrated analysis. Quantitative analysis is also supplemented by qualitative information. Given the context of ongoing climate change, the livelihoods issues of a highly marginalized Chepang community form the center-point of analysis. The book demonstrates that balanced assets possession is a prerequisite to strengthen the adaptive capacity of the households. Furthermore, the ability of translating adaptive capacity into adaptation actions is determined by the households’ ability to correctly perceive the changes and their access to various assets. The book recommends to ensure the availability of non-farm livelihood opportunities along with access to formal/vocational education and skill development training as these are the key factors contributing to reduce the vulnerability. The book concludes that mainstreaming of climate change into development efforts is a must for sustainable development.

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Luni Piya; Keshav Lall Maharjan; Niraj Prakash Joshi. Socio-Economic Issues of Climate Change. Socio-Economic Issues of Climate Change 2019, 1 .

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Luni Piya, Keshav Lall Maharjan, Niraj Prakash Joshi. Socio-Economic Issues of Climate Change. Socio-Economic Issues of Climate Change. 2019; ():1.

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Luni Piya; Keshav Lall Maharjan; Niraj Prakash Joshi. 2019. "Socio-Economic Issues of Climate Change." Socio-Economic Issues of Climate Change , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 16 August 2018 in SAARC Journal of Agriculture
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The study aimed to analyze profitability and resource use efficiency of maize seed production in Palpa district of Nepal. Raosoft Inc. software was used to determine the sample size of 182 maize seed producers from the total 260 maize seed producers in the district. Data was collected using a pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire survey administered to the randomly selected samples. Results showed that the uses as well as cost of major inputs such as seed, labor, farmyard manure (FYM),and management/other cost including tillage were higher among small scale farmers compared to the large scale farmers. The average cost of production among small scale farmers was NRs. 94,195per hectare compared to NRs. 64,145among large scale farmers. A benefit cost ratio of maize seed production was higher for large scale farmers (1.12), which in case of small scale farmers was less than 1, i.e. 0.9. Hence, maize seed production was found profitable only for large scale farmers. Resource use efficiency analysis showed FYM, tillage and labor were overused. This suggests that the use of FYM, tillage and labor should be decreased by 665, 456 and 68 percent respectively. Similarly, cost on seed, chemical fertilizer and management/other were underused, hence, need to increase by 92, 69 and 97 percent respectively for the optimum allocation of resources. Overall, maize seed production is profitable but resources should be optimally utilized and should be carried on larger scale.SAARC J. Agri., 16(1): 157-168 (2018)

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M Sapkota; Niraj Prakash Joshi; Rr Kattel; M Bajracharya. Profitability and resource use efficiency of maize seed production in Palpa district of Nepal. SAARC Journal of Agriculture 2018, 16, 157 -168.

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M Sapkota, Niraj Prakash Joshi, Rr Kattel, M Bajracharya. Profitability and resource use efficiency of maize seed production in Palpa district of Nepal. SAARC Journal of Agriculture. 2018; 16 (1):157-168.

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M Sapkota; Niraj Prakash Joshi; Rr Kattel; M Bajracharya. 2018. "Profitability and resource use efficiency of maize seed production in Palpa district of Nepal." SAARC Journal of Agriculture 16, no. 1: 157-168.

Journal article
Published: 15 May 2017 in Agriculture & Food Security
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Mahesh Sapkota; Niraj Prakash Joshi; Rishi Ram Kattel; Mahima Bajracharya. Determinants of maize seed income and adoption of foundation seed production: evidence from Palpa District of Nepal. Agriculture & Food Security 2017, 6, 112 .

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Mahesh Sapkota, Niraj Prakash Joshi, Rishi Ram Kattel, Mahima Bajracharya. Determinants of maize seed income and adoption of foundation seed production: evidence from Palpa District of Nepal. Agriculture & Food Security. 2017; 6 (1):112.

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Mahesh Sapkota; Niraj Prakash Joshi; Rishi Ram Kattel; Mahima Bajracharya. 2017. "Determinants of maize seed income and adoption of foundation seed production: evidence from Palpa District of Nepal." Agriculture & Food Security 6, no. 1: 112.

Journal article
Published: 01 March 2016 in International Social Science Journal
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An understanding of the dynamics of persistent poverty that is not static, contrary to its portrayal in the literature, is important for policy-makers. We therefore performed multinomial logistic regression and binary logistic regression on panel data to capture rural poverty dynamics in Nepal's Far-Western Hills. The former revealed that the risk of experiencing chronic poverty was significantly higher for households in the more remote village development committee of Melauli, those headed by women or older men with less education, and those with higher dependency ratios and lower participation levels in community-based organisations. The latter, entailing disaggregation of transient poverty, revealed a higher risk of moving into poverty for members of occupational castes (OCs) and housevholds in Melauli because of their limited socioeconomic assets. The occurrence of natural disasters also increased households’ risks of moving into poverty. Conversely, more years of schooling among household heads facilitated movements out of poverty. Thus, poverty reduction programmes focusing on relatively remote villages and OCs that promote educational access and employment generation are necessary to address chronic and transient poverty. Further, the introduction of temporary relief programmes following natural disasters, and of insurance schemes for covering associated losses, will alleviate transient poverty.

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Niraj Prakash Joshi; Luni Piya; Keshav Lall Maharjan. Rural household poverty dynamics in the Far-Western Hills of Nepal: empirical evidence from panel data. International Social Science Journal 2016, 66, 205 -220.

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Niraj Prakash Joshi, Luni Piya, Keshav Lall Maharjan. Rural household poverty dynamics in the Far-Western Hills of Nepal: empirical evidence from panel data. International Social Science Journal. 2016; 66 (219-220):205-220.

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Niraj Prakash Joshi; Luni Piya; Keshav Lall Maharjan. 2016. "Rural household poverty dynamics in the Far-Western Hills of Nepal: empirical evidence from panel data." International Social Science Journal 66, no. 219-220: 205-220.

Journal article
Published: 02 December 2015 in Climatic Change
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Rural communities, which depend predominantly on natural resources, are increasingly vulnerable as global climate change makes the weather and extreme weather events more unpredictable. To formulate appropriate policy measures to address their livelihood challenges, assessment of local vulnerability is important. In this study, the vulnerability of Chepang communities in Nepal was analyzed using data collected from 221 households from four villages across four districts. The analysis was based on indices constructed from selected indicators measuring exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity. The indicators were weighted using Principal Component Analysis. Inter-village analysis of the vulnerability index indicated that exposure in a locality is modified by the inherent adaptive capacity of the households, and this determines overall vulnerability. Inter-household analysis of vulnerability indicated that poor households with low adaptive capacity were vulnerable irrespective of their location. The availability of non-farm livelihood opportunities and community access to formal/vocational education and skill development training will reduce household vulnerability to climate change. Policy interventions should focus on improving the adaptive capacity of households, prioritizing financial and human assets.

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Luni Piya; Niraj Prakash Joshi; Keshav Lall Maharjan. Vulnerability of Chepang households to climate change and extremes in the Mid-Hills of Nepal. Climatic Change 2015, 135, 521 -537.

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Luni Piya, Niraj Prakash Joshi, Keshav Lall Maharjan. Vulnerability of Chepang households to climate change and extremes in the Mid-Hills of Nepal. Climatic Change. 2015; 135 (3-4):521-537.

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Luni Piya; Niraj Prakash Joshi; Keshav Lall Maharjan. 2015. "Vulnerability of Chepang households to climate change and extremes in the Mid-Hills of Nepal." Climatic Change 135, no. 3-4: 521-537.

Book chapter
Published: 20 March 2013 in Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research
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Therefore, this chapter assesses the effect of observed climate variables on yield of major food-crops in Nepal, namely rice, wheat, maize, millet, barley and potato based on a regression model for historical (1978–2008) climatic data and yield data for the food-crops. The yield growth rate of all the food-crops is positive. However, the growth rate for all crops, except potato and wheat, is below the population growth rate during the period. Climate variables like temperature and precipitation are the important determinants of crop yields. Trend of precipitation is neither increasing nor decreasing significantly during this period. However, the temperature is increasing by 0.7 °C during the period. Climate variables show some influences on the yield of these major food-crops in Nepal. Increase in the summer rain and maximum temperature has contributed positively to rice yield. Also, increase in the summer rain and minimum temperature has a positive impact on potato yield. However, increase in the summer rain and maximum temperature adversely affected the yield of maize and millet. Increase in wheat and barley yield is contributed by the current trend of winter rain and temperature. Consideration of spatial variation in similar type of study in Nepal that will be helpful in identifying the region more vulnerable to climate change in terms of crop yield is highly recommended.

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Keshav Lall Maharjan; Niraj Prakash Joshi. Effect of Climate Variables on Yield of Major Food-Crops in Nepal: A Time-Series Analysis. Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research 2013, 127 -137.

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Keshav Lall Maharjan, Niraj Prakash Joshi. Effect of Climate Variables on Yield of Major Food-Crops in Nepal: A Time-Series Analysis. Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research. 2013; ():127-137.

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Keshav Lall Maharjan; Niraj Prakash Joshi. 2013. "Effect of Climate Variables on Yield of Major Food-Crops in Nepal: A Time-Series Analysis." Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research , no. : 127-137.

Journal article
Published: 04 February 2013 in Journal of Agriculture and Environment
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Chepangs are highly marginalized indigenous nationalities of Nepal, who live nearby the forests that are rich in Non-timber Forest Products (NTFPs) of commercial importance. These NTFPs can be a potential source of income for Chepangs. This study describes the role of Chepangs in the marketing channel of those NTFPs and analyses the household socio-economic characteristics that influence the collection and marketing of NTFPs by Chepangs in Shaktikhor VDC of Chitwan district using backward multiple regression method. Empirical evidences show that collection and marketing of NTFPs is not an attractive source of income especially for those relatively better-off Chepang households who possess higher landholdings, food self-sufficiency, and income from other alternative sources. This is because the current price offered for the NTFPs collected by the community is very nominal, that do not even cover the labour costs involved. Praja Cooperative Limited (PCL), a Chepang community based institution in Shaktikhor, is struggling to provide better prices for Chepangs. However, it is facing challenges due to limited institutional management capacity of Chepangs. Further empowerment of PCL can contribute to improve the bargaining power of Chepang community in NTFP trade. The Journal of Agriculture and Environment Vol:12, Jun.2011, Page 10-21 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/aej.v12i0.7558

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Luni Piya; Kl Maharjan; Np Joshi; Dangol. Collection and marketing of non-timber forest products by Chepang community in Nepal. Journal of Agriculture and Environment 2013, 12, 10 -21.

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Luni Piya, Kl Maharjan, Np Joshi, Dangol. Collection and marketing of non-timber forest products by Chepang community in Nepal. Journal of Agriculture and Environment. 2013; 12 ():10-21.

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Luni Piya; Kl Maharjan; Np Joshi; Dangol. 2013. "Collection and marketing of non-timber forest products by Chepang community in Nepal." Journal of Agriculture and Environment 12, no. : 10-21.

Book
Published: 01 January 2013 in Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research
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This book is about climate change and its relation to agriculture and rural livelihoods. It starts by providing a basic understanding of climate change science followed by the relation of climate change to agriculture, the impact of which is discussed based on the particular impact of climate change on plant and animal physiology. The book further discusses the inclusion of the agriculture sector in various international climate change negotiations. It also reviews the cost and opportunities for agricultural projects through international climate change regimes, specifically the Clean Development Mechanism under the Kyoto Protocol. With this background and case studies of Nepal, the book finally proceeds to an explanation of the methodologies used to assess the impact of climate change on agriculture.

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Keshav Lall Maharjan; Niraj Prakash Joshi. Climate Change, Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods in Developing Countries. Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research 2013, 1 .

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Keshav Lall Maharjan, Niraj Prakash Joshi. Climate Change, Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods in Developing Countries. Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research. 2013; ():1.

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Keshav Lall Maharjan; Niraj Prakash Joshi. 2013. "Climate Change, Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods in Developing Countries." Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 14 October 2012 in Regional Environmental Change
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This study analyzes the factors influencing the adoption of various adaptation practices by a highly marginalized indigenous community in the remote rural Mid-Hills of Nepal. The analysis is based on a household survey conducted among 221 Chepang households selected randomly. A multivariate probit model was used to analyze five categories of adaptation choices against a set of socio-economic, institutional, infrastructural, and perception variables. Perception of rainfall changes, size of landholding, status of land tenure, distance to motor road, access to productive credit, information, extension services, and skill development trainings are all influential to enable households to deviate away from traditional coping strategies and adopt suitable practices to adapt to climate vagaries. Policies and development activities should be geared to address these determinants in order to facilitate adaptation.

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Luni Piya; Keshav Lall Maharjan; Niraj Prakash Joshi. Determinants of adaptation practices to climate change by Chepang households in the rural Mid-Hills of Nepal. Regional Environmental Change 2012, 13, 437 -447.

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Luni Piya, Keshav Lall Maharjan, Niraj Prakash Joshi. Determinants of adaptation practices to climate change by Chepang households in the rural Mid-Hills of Nepal. Regional Environmental Change. 2012; 13 (2):437-447.

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Luni Piya; Keshav Lall Maharjan; Niraj Prakash Joshi. 2012. "Determinants of adaptation practices to climate change by Chepang households in the rural Mid-Hills of Nepal." Regional Environmental Change 13, no. 2: 437-447.

Journal article
Published: 26 May 2011 in Journal of Mountain Science
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The study reveals that 10.2% of the sampled households in Nepal suffer from chronic food insecurity, i.e., neither are they able to produce sufficient food from their farms nor earn the food security threshold income for deficit months. With the highest and the lowest exponential value of coefficient obtained from binary logistic regression model, it is concluded that any program targeting occupational caste and small landholding farm category or landless will contribute significantly to reduce food insecurity. The provision of employment opportunities for economically active age group, thus, reducing dependency ratio from 1.2 (economically active population) to 0.7 (economically active age group) can also contribute significantly to reduce food insecurity. Significant positive coefficient of family size squared shows the increase in the probability of being foodinsecure with the increase in family size. In addition, an increase in irrigation availability can contribute significantly to reduce food insecurity. A significant proportion of male-headed households and households residing in Tarai are food-secure. This justifies the need to target female-headed households and households residing in Mountain and Hill in any program aimed at resolving food insecurity. A negative and significant association of household’s participation in community organizations and food insecurity fortifies the need for inclusion of vulnerable groups such as occupational caste, female-headed households, households with illiterate heads, small landholding farm category or landless, and households residing in Mountain and Hill (including some target communities in Tarai) in community organizations. Furthermore, making these communities a target of food security programs can help significantly to reduce the incidence of food insecurity.

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Keshav Lall Maharjan; Niraj Prakash Joshi. Determinants of household food security in Nepal: A binary logistic regression analysis. Journal of Mountain Science 2011, 8, 403 -413.

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Keshav Lall Maharjan, Niraj Prakash Joshi. Determinants of household food security in Nepal: A binary logistic regression analysis. Journal of Mountain Science. 2011; 8 (3):403-413.

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Keshav Lall Maharjan; Niraj Prakash Joshi. 2011. "Determinants of household food security in Nepal: A binary logistic regression analysis." Journal of Mountain Science 8, no. 3: 403-413.

Journal article
Published: 09 May 2011 in Himalayan Journal of Sociology and Anthropology
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No AbstractDOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/hjsa.v4i0.4671Himalayan Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Vol.IV (2010) 105-133

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Keshav Lall Maharjan; Luni Piya; Niraj Prakash Joshi. Annual Subsistence Cycle of the Chepangs in mid-hills of Nepal: An Integration of Farming and Gathering. Himalayan Journal of Sociology and Anthropology 2011, 4, 105 -133.

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Keshav Lall Maharjan, Luni Piya, Niraj Prakash Joshi. Annual Subsistence Cycle of the Chepangs in mid-hills of Nepal: An Integration of Farming and Gathering. Himalayan Journal of Sociology and Anthropology. 2011; 4 ():105-133.

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Keshav Lall Maharjan; Luni Piya; Niraj Prakash Joshi. 2011. "Annual Subsistence Cycle of the Chepangs in mid-hills of Nepal: An Integration of Farming and Gathering." Himalayan Journal of Sociology and Anthropology 4, no. : 105-133.