| Author | Jha, Bipin Kumar |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.NR-06-23 |
| Subject(s) | Soil conservation--Nepal--Badhari Sub Watershed
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree'.. of Master of Science, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. NR-06-23 |
| Abstract | Nepal is considered to be the least developed countries where agriculture had always played a central role in the economy. It is estimated to be 240 million cubic meter of topsoil from the Nepalese mountains and plains have been washed down to Bay of Bengal every year. The amount of yield reduction as a result of loss of topsoil each year is increasing substantially. This makes the issue of soil conservation not only necessary but also a vital concern for sustainable development of agriculture sector and its economy. This study was therefore an attempt to assess the important factors that affect the adoption of soil conservation practices in the Badhari watershed of Dhanusha district, which covers three ecological regions (Siwalik, Bhabar and Terai) of central development region, Nepal. The selection of the sub watershed was based on the fact that soil erosion and land degradation has devastating impact and great deal of soil conservation measures was undertaken. A household survey was conducted in the late date of 200 in the watershed to gather information for the study. A three stage sampling procedure (Purposive, Stratified and Random) was used to obtain sample households. Qualitative, descriptive, as well as inferential assessment using several variables were conducted for each ecological region to investigate factors influencing adoption of soil conservation. Results from multiple regression analysis showed that, Off-faun employment, adoption of indigenous soil conservation, application of organic manure, education status, ethnic composition, perception of problem of land degradation, irrigated agriculture land holding, affiliation of respondents with local organizations and adoption of inter cropping have significant positive correlation with soil conservation practices but total single cropped area, distance of farm from homestead and grazing practice in community land have some negative correlation with adoption of soil conservation practices in siwalik, bhabar and terai region respectively. Several recommendations are made for conservation of siwalik, bhabar and terai. Extension, training as well as vegetative measures should have priority for better soil conservation practices for the study area |
| Year | 2006 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. NR-06-23 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Natural Resources Management (NRM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Shrestha, Rajendra Prasad; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Routray, Jayant K.;Gautam, Ambika Prasad; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Biodiversity Sector Program for Siwalik and Terai (BISEP-ST), Nepal;Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship
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| Degree | Thesis (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2006 |