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    Does subsidizing seed help farmers? Nepal's rice seed subsidies
    (Wiley, 2024) Gautam, S.; Rahut, D.B.; Guzman, D.B.; Dangol, P.; Dilli Bahadur KC; Issa, A.B.; Choudhary, D.
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    Gender-responsive approach to integrated soil fertility management in Nepal
    (CIMMYT, 2022) Gartaula, H.; Gautam, S.; Choudhary, D.; Gaihre, Y.K.; Pandit, N.R.
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    Dynamics of Maize Consumption and its Implication in Maize Technology Demand in Nepal
    (CIMMYT, 2018) Ghimire, Y.N.; Timsina, K.P.; Devkota, D.; Gautam, S.; Choudhary, D.; Poudel, H.; Pant, J.
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    Nepal seed sector overview in the context of the National Seed Vision 2013-2025: Status, implementation gaps and the way forward
    (CIMMYT, 2020) Ghimire, T.B.; Humagain, R.; Thapa, M.; Khanal, N.P.; Gautam, S.; Choudhary, D.; Shrestha, H.K.; Dilli Bahadur KC; Issa, A.B.
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    Nepal seed sector overview in the context of the National Seed Vision, 2013–2025: status, implementation gaps and the way forward.
    (CIMMYT, 2020) Ghimire, T.B.; Humagain, R.; Thapa, M.; Khanal, N.P.; Gautam, S.; Choudhary, D.; Shrestha, H.K.; Dilli Bahadur KC; Beshir, A.
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    Impact of training vegetable farmers in Bangladesh in integrated pest management (IPM)
    (Elsevier, 2017) Gautam, S.; Schreinemachers, P.; Nazim Uddin, S. Md.; Srinivasan, R.
    This study quantifies the impact of training vegetable farmers in integrated pest management (IPM) in Bangladesh. Data come from a random sample of 300 trained and 300 non-trained farmers producing either bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) or eggplant (Solanum melongena L.). Propensity score matching and inverse probability weighting was employed to correct for selection bias in observable characteristics. A range of outcome indicators along the impact pathway was used. The study finds that trained farmers had better knowledge about insect pests and the proper use of pesticides, adopted more IPM practices, and reduced the frequency of spraying and mixing different pesticides. For eggplant, but not for bitter gourd, trained farmers reduced the quantity of pesticide use and achieved a significantly higher crop yield and gross margin. The effect on consumptive expenditures, which we used as a proxy of income, was insignificant. We conclude that further promotion of IPM adoption among farmers is needed and that it should be a priority to increase the profitability of IPM practices for gradual reduction in synthetic pesticide misuse and a sustainable agricultural production.
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    Too much to handle? Pesticide dependence of smallholder vegetable farmers in Southeast Asia
    (Elsevier, 2017) Schreinemachers, P.; Hsiao-pu Chen; Nguyen, T. T.; Buntong, B.; Bouapao, L.; Gautam, S.; Nhu Thinh Le; Thira Pinn; Vilaysone, P.; Srinivasan, R.
    This study aimed to understand farmers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding agricultural pest management and synthetic pesticide use in Southeast Asia. Data were used from 900 farm households producing leaf mustard (Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. et Coss.) and yard-long bean (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis (L.) Verdc.) in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Farmers heavily depended on synthetic pesticides as their main method of pest control. Most farmers were aware of the adverse health effects associated with pesticide use and covered body parts while spraying, but also considered pesticides to be highly effective and indispensable farm inputs. Farmers were largely unable to distinguish between common beneficial and harmful arthropods. Greater knowledge about this was associated with less pesticide use while greater awareness of pesticide health risks was associated with fewer observed poisoning symptoms. For the average farm and while controlling for other factors, farmers who sought advice from friends and neighbors used 45% less pesticide, but those who sought advice from pesticide shopkeepers used 251% more pesticide. Pesticide use was 42% less when a woman was in charge of pest management and 31% less when farmers had adopted biopesticides. These findings suggest relevant entry points for interventions aimed at reducing pesticide dependence.
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