Riverbed vegetable farming’s contribution in livelihood recovery of Nepalese farmers.
Journal Title: International Journal of Biological Innovations - Year 2021, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
A study was conducted on municipalities and rural municipalities of Udayapur and Siraha districts, Nepal in 2019 to analyze the contribution of riverbed vegetable farming in livelihood of farmers among 120 households. Descriptive and statistical tools were used to analyze the data collected through multistage purposive random sampling procedure using structured interview schedule, Key Informants Interview (KII) and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) as well as secondary data from Agriculture Information Centre, Village Level Government Agriculture Worker and local NGO's report. The data and analysis suggested that there were positive changes in livelihood of farmers assisted by riverbed vegetable farming in both districts. Furthermore, results revealed by study showed that annual gross household income of riverbed vegetable farmers was higher in the Siraha district compared with the Udayapur district. Wilcoxon signed Rank sum test revealed that food self-sufficiency, food intake, change in shed type, latrine type positively changed after riverbed vegetable farming whereas there was no change in the land status and roof type in both the districts. Paired t-test showed the positive changes in the physical assets like television, mobile, chair, bed, table owned by the riverbed farmers in both districts. The result of this study indicated that contribution of riverbed vegetable farming in the livelihood of farmers are different for both farmers and are specific in the respective district. Findings of study will be useful forpolicy makers and others who are working on the livelihood of farmers in riverbed vegetable farming.
Authors and Affiliations
Shivam Jaiswal and Om Prakash Singh
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP693372
- DOI https://doi.org/10.46505/IJBI.2021.3108
- Views 127
- Downloads 0
Spatial and temporal variation of in-vitro bioaccessibility of Chromium in playground soils of ancient bell metal industrial town, Khagra, West Bengal
Present study was designed to study the seasonal variation of Chromium (Cr) in playground soil of Khagra City located in West Bengal, India from 16 different playgrounds. Sequential extraction techniques had been carried...
Psychosocial impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on school educators' mental health and role of cognitive competence in coping such adversities
The impact of psychosocial factors on the mental health of ordinary and professional people is normally a theme in various psychological and clinical studies but now it is more relevant due to the pandemic caused by Co...
Impact of Floating feed on Growth Performance, Yield and Survival of Rohu (Labeo rohita) and Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in Tank Based Intensive Aquaculture System.
The present study was aimed to evaluate the growth performance and subsequent survival rate of the rohu (Labeo rohita) and tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). The experiment was conducted in six concrete tanks under an outd...
A review on some medicinal plant species with the most traditional medicinal usage in India.
Medicinal plants have been used since the Vedic era. In rural India, around 80 percent of the population more or less uses the traditional type of medicines. There are about 45,000 medicinal plant species in India, with...
Floristic diversity, distribution, and Ethno-taxonomical studies on Arboreal members of Family Rosaceae in District Poonch (J. & K.), India
Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir have diverse climatic zones ranging from sub-tropical to temperate climate and rich in biodiversity. The objective of this research was to explore the distribution, taxonomical as wel...