LEADER 04628nam 22006975 450 001 9910253934303321 005 20200705235612.0 010 $a981-10-5619-6 024 7 $a10.1007/978-981-10-5619-2 035 $a(CKB)4100000001040298 035 $a(DE-He213)978-981-10-5619-2 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5132235 035 $a(PPN)221249613 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000001040298 100 $a20171107d2017 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn|008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSustainability of Organic Farming in Nepal$b[electronic resource] /$fby Mrinila Singh, Keshav Lall Maharjan 205 $a1st ed. 2017. 210 1$aSingapore :$cSpringer Singapore :$cImprint: Springer,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (XXIII, 208 p. 40 illus., 28 illus. in color.) 311 $a981-10-5618-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aSustainability of Farming System: An Overview -- Status and Scope of Organic Farming in Nepal -- Organic Farming in Chitwan District of Nepal -- Socioeconomic Dimension of Farming System -- Soil Properties of Organic and Conventional Farming Systems -- Crop Management through Organic Means -- Crop Diversification under Organic and Conventional Farming Systems -- Income from Organic and Conventional Farming Systems -- Crop Production and Net Return from Organic and Conventional Farming Systems -- Status of Local Organic Market in Nepal -- Field Experimentation of Vegetable Production -- Organic Farming from Perspective of Three Pillars of Sustainability. 330 $aThis book explores the sustainability aspect of organic and conventional farming systems, which is commonly categorized into three sub-aspects: social, environmental and economic. The social structure of a given area, organic friendly technologies, soil properties, crop diversification and income are the elements chosen for comparison, and are analyzed using descriptive and statistical methods. In addition, the book assesses the current status of the local organic market in Nepal and field experiments involving the use of various organic means to achieve better production for selected vegetables. Determining the benefits and/or challenges of organic and conventional farming is important to determining the most viable type of farming in the long term, but can be greatly impacted by a given area?s specific characteristics (social, environmental, political, etc.), which is why this study focuses on a specific location: the Chitwan district of Nepal, where group conversion to organic farming has existed alongside conventional farming for years. This book offers a useful guide for both practitioners and academic researchers who are interested in organic farming and food security, particularly in developing countries. 606 $aAgriculture 606 $aSustainable development 606 $aAgricultural economics 606 $aLandscape ecology 606 $aSoil science 606 $aSoil conservation 606 $aClimate change 606 $aAgriculture$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L11006 606 $aSustainable Development$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/U34000 606 $aAgricultural Economics$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/W47000 606 $aLandscape Ecology$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L19058 606 $aSoil Science & Conservation$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/U28000 606 $aClimate Change Management and Policy$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/314000 615 0$aAgriculture. 615 0$aSustainable development. 615 0$aAgricultural economics. 615 0$aLandscape ecology. 615 0$aSoil science. 615 0$aSoil conservation. 615 0$aClimate change. 615 14$aAgriculture. 615 24$aSustainable Development. 615 24$aAgricultural Economics. 615 24$aLandscape Ecology. 615 24$aSoil Science & Conservation. 615 24$aClimate Change Management and Policy. 676 $a630 700 $aSingh$b Mrinila$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0892721 702 $aMaharjan$b Keshav Lall$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910253934303321 996 $aSustainability of Organic Farming in Nepal$91993973 997 $aUNINA