Alternative options of land consolidation in the mountains of Nepal: An analysis based on stakeholders’ opinions

Thapa, Gopal B.; Niroula, Gajendra S.

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2007.09.002

Cited by 49 publications

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“…A number of studies caution against land consolidation programmes as the sole solution to increasing agricultural productivity and efficiency (Bellon, 1996;Nguyen et al, 1996;Niroula and Thapa, 2005;Barnes and Griffith-Charles, 2007;Thapa and Niroula, 2008). Instead policymakers should consider initiatives that improve the functioning of land, labour credit, and food markets, provide greater access to improved technology and enhance off-farm employment opportunities in the small-farm sector (Parikh and Shah, 1994;Fan and Chan-Kang, 2005;Tan et al, 2008).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In developing countries land fragmentation is frequently linked to inheritance customs (Jabarin and Epplin, 1994;Ram et al, 1999;Niroula and Thapa, 2005). Thapa and Niroula (2008) reveal a trend of steadily decreasing landholding size and increasing number of land parcels caused by a tradition of paternal property subdivision among household heirs and sentimental attachment with the paternal property.…”

Section: Causes Of Land Fragmentationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Agrobiodiversity, farm profits and land fragmentation: Evidence from Bulgaria

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confidence: 99%

Section: Causes Of Land Fragmentationmentioning

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Agrobiodiversity, farm profits and land fragmentation: Evidence from Bulgaria

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“…For example, farmers who applied quality seed have a higher off-farm income than farmers who did not. The authors of [26,53] also reported on the costly commuting consequences of fragmentation.…”

Section: The Role Of Lf Indicatorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Is Land Fragmentation Facilitating or Obstructing Adoption of Climate Adaptation Measures in Ethiopia?

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Land fragmentation is high and increasing in the Gamo Highlands of southwest Ethiopia. We postulate that this substantial land fragmentation is obstructing the adoption of sustainable land management practices as climate adaptation measures. To explore this, a mixed method study was conducted with emphasis on a multivariate probit model. The results indicate that farmers adapt to climate change and variability they perceive. According to the probit model, there is no clear answer to the question whether land fragmentation facilitates or obstructs adoption of sustainable land management practices. Yet, a qualitative analysis found that farmers perceive land fragmentation as an obstacle to land improvement as adaptation strategy. Moreover, farmers invest more in land improvement on plots close to their homestead than in remote plots. However, the higher land fragmentation also promoted crop diversification, manure application and terracing. Although exogenous to farmers, we therefore suggest that land fragmentation can be deployed in climate change adaptation planning. This can be done through voluntary assembling of small neighboring plots in clusters of different microclimates to encourage investment in remote fields and to collectively optimize the benefits of fragmentation to adaptation.

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“…Such trend has seriously threatened the livelihood and food security of those who depend on agriculture (Thapa and Niroula, 2008). The situation is even worse in mid-hills where landholdings of farmers are small and the opportunities for them to have other sources of income from non-agricultural activities are also limited.…”

Section: Agricultural Intensification and Improved Livelihoodmentioning

confidence: 99%