Good agricultural practices, farm performance, and input usage by smallholders: Empirical evidence from Nepal

Bairagi, Subir; Mishra, Ashok K.; Giri, Anil Kumar

doi:10.1002/agr.21577

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“…The second pathway reveals that OSA adoption can influence net returns by affecting production costs. OSA adoption in crop production is expected to substitute or complement chemical fertiliser (Hassen, 2018; Bairagi et al ., 2019), and thereby, it may affect production costs either positively or negatively. Specifically, if organic soil amendments are applied as complements to chemical fertiliser, OSA adoption tends to increase production costs.…”

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Adoption of organic soil amendments and its impact on farm performance: evidence from wheat farmers in China*

Zheng

2020

Aus J Agri & Res Econ

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This study examines the determinants of adoption of organic soil amendments (OSAs) such as organic fertiliser and farmyard manure and its impact on crop yields and net returns, using household survey data of 558 wheat farmers in China. We employ an endogenous switching regression model to account for selection bias stemming from both observable and unobservable factors. The empirical results show that household size, dependency ratio, machine ownership and non-paid labour are main factors that determine farmers' decision to adopt OSA, and the OSA adoption has a positive and statistically significant impact on wheat yields and net returns. In particular, the treatment effects of OSA adoption are to increase wheat yields and net returns by appropriately 22 and 24 per cent, respectively. Moreover, disaggregated analysis by farm size reveals that large-scale households tend to obtain higher wheat yields and net returns than their small-scale counterparts.

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Adoption of organic soil amendments and its impact on farm performance: evidence from wheat farmers in China*

Zheng

2020

Aus J Agri & Res Econ

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“…The GAP is a set of principles that apply to the farm production and post-production processes to produce safe and healthy food and non-food agriculture products, considering economic, social, and environmental sustainability (Hobbs 2003). A recent study conducted by Bairagi et al (2019) found that the adoption of GAP could increase farm income by 6.2% and decrease the use of synthetic fertilizers by 31% for rice, lentil, tomato, and ginger in Nepal.…”

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Adoption of Good Agricultural Practice to Increase Yield and Profit of Ginger Farming in Nepal

Baral

Kafle

Panday

et al. 2021

Journal of Horticultural Research

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Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is one of the major high-value cash crops in Nepal. Low yield, conventional farming, and limited access to production resources such as improved cultivars, production technologies, and extension services are the existing problems of Nepali ginger farmers. In this study, we conducted community based-participatory research in Ilam district, Nepal, in 2015–2017. This research aimed to explore the appropriate ginger farming technology considering yield, income, and environment. We compared the effect of four different ginger production technologies on ginger yield and net farm income that include: i) traditional practice with mother rhizome harvest, ii) traditional practice without mother rhizome harvest, iii) good agricultural practice (GAP) with mother rhizome harvest, and iv) GAP without mother rhizome harvest. The experiment was conducted in a randomized complete block design with five replications. The yield of ginger under GAP and without mother rhizome harvest was observed 17.9 t·ha−1, which was 39.8% higher than the farmers’ existing practices and 45.5% higher than the national average. The cost of production was almost the same in all treatments; however, the GAP with mother rhizome-harvested treatment gave the highest benefit–cost ratio (1.5) along with the maximum net farm income ($2072.6·ha−1·year−1). Thus, we suggest ginger producers adopting GAP rules to obtain a higher yield and harvesting mother rhizomes earlier for obtaining maximum profit. The GAP rules will additionally protect the environment. This study also suggests policymakers and related stakeholders promoting GAP as a sustainable production technology in agriculture-based countries like Nepal.

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“…Among the three distinct agro-ecological zones of the country, food insecurity is most pronounced in the mid-hill and mountain regions (Karki et al 2015). Low agricultural productivity due to the low adoption of modern production technologies has been identified as the primary reason for food insecurity and high poverty in the region (Bairagi, Mishra, and Giri 2019;Ghimire and Huang 2015). The adoption of technologies, such as hybrid maize, has the potential to improve food security and reduce rural poverty in Nepal by increasing crop productivity and profitability.…”

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Sustainable intensification under resource constraints: Estimating the heterogeneous effects of hybrid maize adoption in Nepal

Paudel

Krishna

Rahut

et al. 2022

Journal of Crop Improvement

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Managerial practices for farming-system intensification have received increased focus in researchand-development (R&D) initiatives. These technologies are proven to close the yield gaps in researcher-managed field trials and are recommended for farmer's adoption. However, not all farmers have the technical, financial, and social capital to adopt and benefit from these recommended technologies. Is the current level of productivity enhancement achieved by smallholder system intensification sufficient to sustain rural livelihoods? To this end, the study assessed the impacts of hybrid maize (Zea mays L.) adoption on productivity and livelihoods in the mid-hill region of Nepal. Smallholders in the study region face severe shortages of labor, improved cultivars, and inorganic fertilizers, resulting in very low yields and profitability. We find that maize hybrid adoption increased crop productivity by 109%, making the crop profitable for smallholders and enhancing the per capita food expenditure by 20%. Nevertheless, these benefits 2 were unevenly distributed: relatively small farms (≤0.3 ha) achieved greater gains in productivity and livelihood per land unit from hybrid maize adoption, but only larger farms (>0.3 ha) enjoyed the aggregate livelihood benefits of the technology. System intensification gains economic relevance because of the severe scarcity of resources, whereas the resource scarcity itself determines the economic relevance of system intensification, presenting a paradox. Increasing market access to material inputs did not significantly alter the observed patterns. More studies are required on the relationship between farm size and the livelihood impacts of sustainable intensification to facilitate R&D targeting and ensure inclusive development.

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Good agricultural practices, farm performance, and input usage by smallholders: Empirical evidence from Nepal

Cited by 13 publications

References 27 publications

Adoption of organic soil amendments and its impact on farm performance: evidence from wheat farmers in China*

Adoption of organic soil amendments and its impact on farm performance: evidence from wheat farmers in China*

Adoption of Good Agricultural Practice to Increase Yield and Profit of Ginger Farming in Nepal

Sustainable intensification under resource constraints: Estimating the heterogeneous effects of hybrid maize adoption in Nepal

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