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dc.contributor.authorSubedi, Yuba Rajen
dc.contributor.authorKristiansen, Paulen
dc.contributor.authorCacho, Oscaren
dc.contributor.authorOjha, Roshan Babuen
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-05T04:27:50Z-
dc.date.available2021-05-05T04:27:50Z-
dc.date.issued2021-06-
dc.identifier.citationEnvironmental Management, 67(1), p. 1100-1118en
dc.identifier.issn1432-1009en
dc.identifier.issn0364-152Xen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/30540-
dc.description.abstractDespite widely reported trends of agricultural land abandonment across many parts of the globe, this land use change phenomenon is relatively new in the context of Nepal. In recent years, rural farming communities in the hill region are gradually reducing the intensity of farming, leading to underutilisation and abandonment of agricultural lands. Adopting a mixed methods research approach, this study investigated the extent of agricultural land abandonment, its underlying causal drivers and perceived impacts in the hill agro-ecological region of Nepal. A structured survey of 374 households and six focus group discussions were carried out in three districts. The study revealed that around 40% of agricultural lands in the hill agro-ecological region have been abandoned and 60% of farmers have left at least one parcel of agricultural land abandoned. It was found that biophysical drivers (distance from homestead to parcel, slope of the parcel, land fragmentation, land quality and irrigation availability) and socio-demographic drivers (family size, higher education of the household members, domestic migration and out-migration) were responsible for agricultural land abandonment. Negative impacts of land abandonment were observed on the rural landscape, human-made farm structures, socio-economic systems, local food production and food security. In line with global studies, this research suggest that marginal land quality, demographic changes and rising alternative economic opportunities elsewhere contribute to farmland abandonment. This study also discusses land management approaches and policy implications to address the issue of agricultural land abandonment.en
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherSpringer New York LLCen
dc.relation.ispartofEnvironmental Managementen
dc.titleAgricultural Land Abandonment in the Hill Agro-ecological Region of Nepal: Analysis of Extent, Drivers and Impact of Changeen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00267-021-01461-2en
dc.identifier.pmid33730190en
local.contributor.firstnameYuba Rajen
local.contributor.firstnamePaulen
local.contributor.firstnameOscaren
local.contributor.firstnameRoshan Babuen
local.subject.for2008070101 Agricultural Land Managementen
local.subject.for2008050209 Natural Resource Managementen
local.subject.for2008070107 Farming Systems Researchen
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local.subject.seo2008820599 Winter Grains and Oilseeds not elsewhere classifieden
local.profile.schoolSchool of Environmental and Rural Scienceen
local.profile.schoolUNE Business Schoolen
local.profile.emailpkristi2@une.edu.auen
local.profile.emailocacho@une.edu.auen
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local.record.institutionUniversity of New Englanden
local.publisher.placeUnited States of Americaen
local.format.startpage1100en
local.format.endpage1118en
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local.peerreviewedYesen
local.identifier.volume67en
local.identifier.issue1en
local.title.subtitleAnalysis of Extent, Drivers and Impact of Changeen
local.contributor.lastnameSubedien
local.contributor.lastnameKristiansenen
local.contributor.lastnameCachoen
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local.date.onlineversion2021-03-17-
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local.title.maintitleAgricultural Land Abandonment in the Hill Agro-ecological Region of Nepalen
local.relation.fundingsourcenoteInternational Postgraduate Research Award (University of New England)en
local.output.categorydescriptionC1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journalen
local.search.authorSubedi, Yuba Rajen
local.search.authorKristiansen, Paulen
local.search.authorCacho, Oscaren
local.search.authorOjha, Roshan Babuen
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local.year.available2021en
local.year.published2021en
local.fileurl.closedpublishedhttps://rune.une.edu.au/web/retrieve/62fdc1c1-f10e-42d4-b852-ddebc9f80583en
local.subject.for2020300202 Agricultural land managementen
local.subject.for2020410406 Natural resource managementen
local.subject.for2020300207 Agricultural systems analysis and modellingen
local.subject.seo2020260502 Avocadoen
local.subject.seo2020100407 Insectsen
local.subject.seo2020260399 Grains and seeds not elsewhere classifieden
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