Sustainable intensification of vegetable production using the cereal 'push-pull technology': benefits and one health implications

F Chidawanyika, B Muriithi, S Niassy, FO Ouya… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract 'One health'(OH) is a cross-sectoral approach that addresses human, plant, animal,
and environmental health problems. The initiative stems from recognition of the convoluted …

Food system and water–energy–biodiversity nexus in Nepal: a review

R Subedi, M Karki, D Panday - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Water, energy, and biodiversity are essential components for building a sustainable food
system in a developing country like Nepal. Green Revolution technologies and the package …

Farmland abandonment and its determinants in the different ecological villages of the Koshi river basin, central Himalayas: Synergy of high-resolution remote sensing …

B Paudel, X Wu, Y Zhang, R Rai, L Liu, B Zhang… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Globally, there is a noticeable increasing trend in farmland abandonment, which directly
affects farmers' livelihood and food security. The abandonment status, its determinants and …

[HTML][HTML] Preference, perceived change, and professed relationship among ecosystem services in the Himalayas

K Aryal, T Maraseni, A Apan - Journal of Environmental Management, 2023 - Elsevier
The demand side of ecosystem service (ES), especially preference and perception of supply
and interactions among ES, is an important yet underexplored research area for landscape …

Impact of livelihood strategies and capitals on rangeland sustainability and nomads' poverty: A counterfactual analysis in Southwest Iran

S Ghazali, M Zibaei, H Azadi - Ecological Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
Traditional ranching farming provides society with meat, agricultural products, leather, and
hides in an economic procedure through livestock grazing on rangelands. Based on recent …

Gender differentiated small-scale farm mechanization in Nepal hills: An application of exogenous switching treatment regression

GP Paudel, H Gartaula, P Craufurd - Technology in Society, 2020 - Elsevier
Farm mechanization among smallholder farming systems in developing countries is
emerging as a viable option to off-set the effects of labor out-migration and shortages that …

[HTML][HTML] Competing gender norms and social practice in Himalayan farm management

NB Holmelin - World Development, 2019 - Elsevier
Gender relations in Himalayan farm management are influenced by differentiated social
expectations of men and women. How people negotiate their gender role space and how …

Profit efficiency of smallholder vegetable farms in Nepal: Implications for improving household income

RB Shrestha, H Bhandari, S Pandey - Frontiers in Sustainable Food …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Enhancing profit efficiency in vegetable farming is important to increase income, livelihoods,
and nutrition security, and to reduce poverty of smallholder farmers, particularly in …

Perceptions of smallholder farmers towards organic farming in South Africa

SE Uhunamure, Z Kom, K Shale, NS Nethengwe… - Agriculture, 2021 - mdpi.com
In South Africa, smallholder farming is an important aspect of livelihood. More so, organic
farming is increasingly becoming popular among farmers. However, many studies …

From seed to sprout: Unveiling the potential of non-thermal plasma for optimizing cucumber growth

RP Guragain, HB Baniya, DP Guragain, SP Pradhan… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Background and aims Numerous strategies for enhancing seed germination and growth
have been employed over the decades. Despite these advancements, there continues to be …