Adoption Of Riverbed Farming Technologies In Kamala River Basin, Siraha District, Nepal

Niraj Khanal (), Santosh Sen Chaudhary, Rajesh Paudel, Mahesh Jaishi and Kishor Chandra Dahal
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Niraj Khanal: Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Santosh Sen Chaudhary: Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Rajesh Paudel: Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Mahesh Jaishi: Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Kishor Chandra Dahal: Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Sustainability in Food and Agriculture (SFNA), 2023, vol. 4, issue 1, 06-10

Abstract: The study was conducted in the Kamala River basin areas, stretches over three municipalities namely Karjanha, Kalyanpur and Siraha of Siraha district, Nepal, in 2020 to assess the adoption of riverbed farming technologies. Descriptive and statistical tools were used among 179 households selected from 336 sampling population of riverbed farmers. The proportionate stratified random sampling procedure was employed with structured interview schedule for Key Informants Interview (KII) and Focus Group Discussion (FGD). Findings portrayed riverbed farming in Kamala River found to be highly profitable and economically viable with B: C ratio 1.51 and 1.47 for watermelon and cucumber respectively. Similarly, the riverbed farm practices adopted were improved seeds varieties, recommended seed rate, specific crop spacing, recommended fertilizer dose, mulching, use of micronutrient, wind barrier, 3G technology, intercropping, sprinkler/drip irrigation, harvesting technology and post- harvest technology. Among them, ‘specific crop spacing’ was highly adopted followed by use of micronutrient and post-harvest technology whereas ‘sprinkler/drip irrigation’ was least adopted followed by recommended fertilizer dose and mulching technology. The average adoption index was 43.67. Based on the technology adoption, the majority of respondent (64 %) were medium adopters followed by high adopters and then low adopters. In addition, there was a substantial positive correlation between age, sex, education level, mass media, subsidies received, interactions with extension agents, riverbed income, and farming experiences and a large negative correlation between market distance and adoption. While accelerating the implementation of technology in farming systems, socioeconomic variables influencing the adoption of better farming techniques may be considered.

Keywords: Adoption; B: C ratio; economically viable; riverbed farming; technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.26480/sfna.01.2023.06.10

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