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Impact of irrigation in the command area of Bagmati Irrigation Project

Economic Journal of Development Issues

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Title Impact of irrigation in the command area of Bagmati Irrigation Project
 
Creator Dahal, Ananta Raj; Patan Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University
 
Subject Economics
Irrigation Command Area; Farm Employment; Farm Budget
 
Description As an agrarian economy Nepal, irrigation is most important to achieve economic development. This research analyzes the impact of Bagmati irrigation project (BIP) in the command area. A comparative study of the output, employment, income and other variables related to the irrigated and un-irrigated agricultural land within and outside the Bagmati irrigation project area has led to positive result. This study found that agricultural productivity increases from 19.32 percent to 102.78 percent in different crops. Likewise irrigation seems to have contributed to increase employment, investment, net income.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ejdi.v15i1-2.11854Economic Journal of Development Issues Vol. 15 & 16 No. 1-2, pp. 1-14
 
Publisher Department of Economics Patan Multiple Campus
 
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Date 2015-01-06
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-Reviewed Article

 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.nepjol.info/index.php/EJDI/article/view/11854
10.3126/ejdi.v15i1-2.11854
 
Source Economic Journal of Development Issues; Vol 15 & 16 (2013); 1-14
2091-2285
2091-055X
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.nepjol.info/index.php/EJDI/article/view/11854/9651
 
Coverage Nepal