Overview
- Provides a blueprint for sustainable and inclusive agricultural growth
- Covers a wide range of issues and presents policy options for the government and other stakeholders to address emerging challenges and to benefit from new opportunities
- Draws lessons for Nepal from the experiences of other countries such as India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, and South Africa
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Agricultural Trade and Marketing
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The Policy Agenda
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About this book
The book is divided into five parts. Part I discusses macro-issues in the agriculture sector, while Part II focuses on agricultural productivity growth and its main drivers. The third part explores diversification in the agricultural and non-agricultural sectors by farmers and other rural people for livelihoodimprovement, while the fourth part deals with agricultural trade and marketing issues, highlighting policy implications and recommendations in the areas of immediate focus and further research. Lastly, Part V addresses institutions and governance issues, which are vital for agricultural development. In the final chapter, the editors summarize and synthesize the book’s main findings and develop a policy agenda for addressing the many challenges faced by the agriculture sector in Nepal, so as to make it more productive, competitive, sustainable, and inclusive.
The book offers a rich source of analytical information on various aspects of agricultural development in Nepal and will be of immense value to policymakers, development partners, civil society, students, and those interested in the economic and agricultural development of not only Nepal, but also other developing countries.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Anjani Kumar is a Research Fellow with the South Asian Chapter of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) based in New Delhi, India. He obtained his Ph.D. in Dairy Economics from the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal, India, and has over two decades of research experience in dairy economics, trade, food safety issues, food and nutrition security, agricultural growth, etc. He has to his credit several awards including the Lal Bahadur Shastri Young Scientist award, and awards from the Dr. R. T. Doshi Foundation and National Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Prior to joining the IFPRI, he was a Principal Scientist at the National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (NIAP) and at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). He also worked as a Senior Agricultural Economist with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI).
Dr. Pramod Kumar Joshi is Director, South Asia, of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). He previously served as Director of the National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM) and National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (NIAP). He holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India. He has more than four decades of research experience in technology policy, research evaluation, impact assessment, agriculture marketing, institutional innovation, water markets, trade, etc., and is a recipient of several awards such as the Professor R. C. Agarwal Lifetime Award, Dr. M. S. Randhawa Memorial Award ofthe NAAS, D.K. Desai Award of the Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, and Dr. R. T. Doshi Foundation Award.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Agricultural Transformation in Nepal
Book Subtitle: Trends, Prospects, and Policy Options
Editors: Ganesh Thapa, Anjani Kumar, P.K. Joshi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9648-0
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-32-9647-3Published: 06 December 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-32-9650-3Published: 03 January 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-32-9648-0Published: 25 November 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XLIII, 628
Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations, 79 illustrations in colour
Topics: Agricultural Economics, Development Economics, Development Policy