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2019 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

2. Structural Transformation and Growth: Whither Agriculture in Nepal?

Authors : Ramesh Paudel, Swarnim Waglé

Published in: Agricultural Transformation in Nepal

Publisher: Springer Singapore

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Abstract

This chapter analyses the pattern of structural transformation in the Nepalese economy and its implications for the agriculture sector and provides policy directions for the future. The chapter highlights the critical role of research, extension and infrastructure to ensure sustainable agricultural growth in Nepal. It also throws light on the emerging opportunities and challenges as the country moves towards a federal political system.

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Footnotes
1
We acknowledge that some of the above findings might be distorted by the fast evolving official classification of which local government units are villages and which are deemed to be municipal. At present, there are 217 municipalities in Nepal of which only 58 existed until 2014. Our data are for 2010. The other 72 were established in May 2014, 61 in December 2014 and 26 in September 2015, respectively.
 
2
Remittance inflows into Nepal today stand at over 30% of GDP. This trend accelerated after 2001, when armed conflict gripped rural areas and intensified in urban areas, instigating migration of young people to the cities and abroad.
 
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Metadata
Title
Structural Transformation and Growth: Whither Agriculture in Nepal?
Authors
Ramesh Paudel
Swarnim Waglé
Copyright Year
2019
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Book
Agricultural Transformation in Nepal

Print ISBN: 978-981-329-647-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-329-648-0

Copyright Year: 2019

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9648-0_2