Abstract

Author:
Shreeya Nepali*, Jyoti Kumari Chaudhary, Roji Dura, Nayanta Subedi

Doi: 10.26480/seps.02.2024.122.127

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The study was conducted from February to July 2023. This study aims to find out the socio-economic characteristics of farmers involved in vegetable cultivation in Palpa, Nepal. The specific objectives of the study were identifying the socio-demographic character of farmers, profitability of vegetable farming, study the perception of farmers towards increasing yield and technical services received and assess the problems associated with vegetable farming. A semi-structured interview schedule was designed for the vegetable growers. The survey was conducted by face-to-face method. Data were collected from primary and secondary sources. Primary data was collected through field survey, KII, whereas secondary data was collected through published journals, research articles, annual reports of PMAMP, AKC and government organizations. Information collected from the different sources was coded, analyzed, and tabulated using SPSS, MS-Excel, and descriptive statistics. The gross revenue, net revenue, BC ratio was found highest. According to survey the most important problem on cultivation was disease and insect followed by the problem of irrigation facilities, quality of seed materials, technical knowledge and training and lastly labor facilities. Also, the major problem in marketing was unsatisfactory price followed by no access to market, lack of technical knowledge about post-harvest loss, transportation and storage facilities. Farmers of Palpa has the strong perception on increasing yield and income after the implementation of the project