Nepal

Publications

discussion paper

The role of plant-breeding R&D in tractor adoptions among smallholders in Asia: Insights from Nepal Terai

2018

Combining agricultural census data from Nepal from 2001 and 2011 with various spatial agroclimatic data, we show that increase in yield potentials due to the introduction of high-yield technologies (particularly improved seed varieties) plays an…

discussion paper

Property rights, intersectionality, and women’s empowerment in Nepal

2018

In this paper, we explore how different norms around property rights affect the empowerment of women of different social positions over the life cycle. We first review the conceptual foundations of property, empowerment, and intersectionality, and…

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Data & Tools

dataset

Nepal Vegetable Seed Study: Retailer Survey

2018

This study contains data that were collected to assess the status of vegetable seed retailers and markets across Nepal. The data contains information from 98 retailers from 20 districts in Nepal. The data collected includes information on vegetable…

dataset

Nepal Vegetable Seed Study: Household Survey

2018

This dataset provides a look at vegetable seed systems and market in Nepal including data on household demography, land use, plots cultivated & inputs used, risk preference, consumption & expenditure, and more.

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Blogs

IFPRI Blog

Research for agricultural insurance in South Asia: A regional dialogue

Jan 16, 2018 | Berber Kramer, Patrick Ward

A forum in Dhaka examines the promise and challenges of crop insurance for smallholders as a hedge against growing climate impacts.

IFPRI Blog

Back to the storyboard

May 24, 2017 | Stuart Gillespie

A special issue of Global Food Security highlights the importance of narratives in driving progress toward ending hunger and malnutrition.

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Related Events

Conference

Sustainable Agricultural Growth in Nepal: Challenges, Opportunities and Options

May 29, 2016

This conference is being organized to address the challenges and explore possible options for sustainable and accelerated agriculture growth.

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Programs & Projects

Project

Advancing Research on Nutrition and Agriculture (ARENA)

Advancing Research on Nutrition and Agriculture (ARENA) is 3-year, multi-country project in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, being implemented from 2014 through 2017. The objective of ARENA is to close…

Project

Irrigation and smallholder resilience in Nepal

What is the challenge? Empirical evidence on the impact of irrigation on ecosystem services and smallholder resilience is lacking, with a few existing studies showing mixed results. For example, while some studies argue that irrigation contributes to…

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Nepal

The role of plant-breeding R&D in tractor adoptions among smallholders in Asia: Insights from Nepal Terai

Property rights, intersectionality, and women’s empowerment in Nepal

Nepal Vegetable Seed Study: Retailer Survey

Nepal Vegetable Seed Study: Household Survey

Research for agricultural insurance in South Asia: A regional dialogue

Back to the storyboard

Sustainable Agricultural Growth in Nepal: Challenges, Opportunities and Options

Advancing Research on Nutrition and Agriculture (ARENA)

Irrigation and smallholder resilience in Nepal