Value Chains and Development Brokers: Engineering Inclusive Agricultural Markets in Jumla, Nepal

Lewison, Elsie

doi:10.1080/00856401.2019.1639244

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“…The value of per capita food production variability has also increased from 3.1 thousand dollars to 11.3 thousand dollars between 2000 and 2016. [20,21]. The per capita consumption of food is increasing in Nepal across all food categories [16], and highly dependent on food imports (see Fig.…”

Section: State Of Art On Food Security In Nepalmentioning

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Where is Nepal in the Food System Transition?

Sharma

Pudasaini

2020

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In Nepal, 27% of GDP is contributed by the agriculture sector with 65.56% of households depending upon agriculture for employment. However, 51.8% of households are still food insecure and 25.2% are under the poverty line. Given these facts, it is interesting to watch how the economic growth and food system will go forward, despite the paradoxical history of development-modest growth but brisk poverty reduction has already been experienced. While literature noted that the transition to a food system is rapid for developing countries, very limited analysis linking the food system to its drivers and its consequences exists in the context of Nepal. The study examined food system transition using the secondary data from different sources and analyzing it through a conceptual framework of the food system. The study showed the contemporary food security issue is disparity in food access among the peoples driven by the poverty gap. The trends and scenarios shown in results revealed that the tendencies of food system drivers are on positive sides, but the structural foundation of agriculture (land issues, labor migration, mechanization, adaptations, etc.) is not so strong. This situation has created a serious question on the transition of the food system in Nepal. For this, the policy priorities are imperative to be institutionalized at all three levels of government-federal, state and local, and need to be concerted to transform the food system.

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Section: State Of Art On Food Security In Nepalmentioning

confidence: 97%

Where is Nepal in the Food System Transition?

Sharma

Pudasaini

2020

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“…The 2014 HVAP mid‐term review also concluded that incentivizing entrepreneurship in the target value chains would require additional, longer‐term investments in ‘public goods' that were unlikely to be attractive to private sector actors and established another facility to fund activities such as action research to develop more efficient cellar stores and affordable, locally relevant production technologies (IFAD, 2014a: 23). While project planners prioritized initiatives from private sector actors, the only substantive funding for action research in the apple value chain sub‐project was allocated to a small‐scale initiative pioneered by local public sector agriculture research and extension officers in Jumla (Lewison, 2019: 917). Notably, the public sector also played an important role in subsidizing the agricultural insurance products promoted by HVAP as a key market‐driven solution to risk management.…”

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‘Plant, Sleep, Pick’: Ambivalent Smallholder Market Engagement and Inclusive Value Chains in Northwest Nepal

Lewison¹

2022

Development and Change

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Inclusive value chain frameworks have been widely adopted by states and international development agencies as a strategy for addressing rural poverty. The approach aims to improve smallholder farmers' linkages to agricultural markets and to increase the value of their products within these markets. Inclusive value chain initiatives targeting apple producers in northwestern Nepal are illustrative of this development approach. This article examines apple production in Jumla District, which has expanded rapidly over the last two decades, and shows how value chain development interventions have sought to accelerate a shift towards commercial agriculture by linking producers to agribusiness partners and upgrading production. A central assumption of these interventions is that farmers will aim to maximize profits through entrepreneurial strategies within targeted value chains. However, as this article demonstrates, a closer investigation of the political ecology of apple production in the region calls this assumption into question. The article argues that the popularity of apples in Jumla District must be situated within processes of agrarian change and livelihood diversification that have informed labour-saving, risk-averse approaches to apple market participation. The findings lend support to calls for strategies that prioritize autonomy and long-term risk mitigation over competitive market integration.The author thanks the farmers, businesspersons and NGO and government officers in Nepal who participated in this research for their knowledge, time and generosity. She is grateful to Chaturbhuj Malla and Sushmita Poudel who provided invaluable support and critical reflection throughout the research process. Many thanks also to Travis Bost, Nicole Van Lier, Laura Vaz-Jones, Sara Shneiderman and the anonymous reviewers for their constructive criticism and feedback on earlier drafts.

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“…Jumla was declared as the first "Organic district" of Nepal in 2007 and the use of agrochemicals for agricultural production was banned in this district (Lewison, 2019). This was done with the aim of selling apples, beans, potatoes, millet, Jumli rice, buckwheat, barley etc through organic certification leading to higher profitability for farmers.…”

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Organic Agriculture in Nepal: Policies and Practices

Baral¹,

Paudel

Kharal

et al. 2020

J. Inst. Agric. Anim. Sci.

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The extensive use of agro-chemicals deemed the conventional agricultural system of Nepal as unsustainable, regarding which organic agriculture seems as a realistic alternative, which lays its major focus on sustainable production system rather than on productivity. It has been gaining huge interest and is being widespread in contemporary context. In this regard, the paper attempts to outline the status and practices of organic agriculture in Nepal. Highlighting the major policy initiatives taken for promoting and advancing organic agriculture in Nepal, the paper also brings in light the relevancy of global agenda Sustainable Development Goals 2030 and other international conventions for prioritizing organic agriculture in Nepal. Though being determined in the direction of organic agriculture, contradictory decisions and policies deterring organic agriculture continue to emerge in Nepal. The paper, thus, highlights those deterring policies and identifies the major policy gaps hindering the growth of organic agriculture in Nepal. Presenting the case of ambitious mission of Karnali province to gradually transform itself to fully organic province, the paper assesses the major constraints for organic agriculture and suggests some policy recommendations that needs to be addressed to further its growth and development and eventually develop a sustainable food production system to ensure the long term national objectives of food security and inclusive economic growth for healthy and quality life of all Nepalese

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Value Chains and Development Brokers: Engineering Inclusive Agricultural Markets in Jumla, Nepal

Cited by 11 publications

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Where is Nepal in the Food System Transition?

Where is Nepal in the Food System Transition?

‘Plant, Sleep, Pick’: Ambivalent Smallholder Market Engagement and Inclusive Value Chains in Northwest Nepal

Organic Agriculture in Nepal: Policies and Practices

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