Search Results - "Khanal, Uttam"

Farmers' Adaptation to Climate Change, Its Determinants and Impacts on Rice Yield in Nepal by Khanal, Uttam, Wilson, Clevo, Hoang, Viet-Ngu, Lee, Boon

“…This paper explores the factors that influence farmers' decision-making in adopting climate change adaptation strategies and how these adaptations impact on…”
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Derivation of a climate change adaptation index and assessing determinants and barriers to adaptation among farming households in Nepal by Khanal, Uttam, Wilson, Clevo

“…•An integrated climate change adaptation index developed taking into account the importance of adaptation measures and the scale of adoption.•Access to credit…”
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Which national park attributes attract international tourists? A Sri Lankan case study by Suresh, Kanesh, Wilson, Clevo, Quayle, Annette, Khanal, Uttam, Managi, Shunsuke

“…This study assesses how and in what circumstances tourists’ perceived value of nature-based tourism (NBT) attributes differ among various types of national…”
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Benefits, barriers and determinants of practicing yoga: A cross sectional study from Kathmandu, Nepal by Khanal, Hari, Khanal, Uttam

“…It has been widely believed that practicing yoga helps to improve individuals’ mental and physical health. However, the proportion of people practicing yoga is…”
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Farm performance analysis: Technical efficiencies and technology gaps of Nepalese farmers in different agro-ecological regions by Khanal, Uttam, Wilson, Clevo, Shankar, Sriram, Hoang, Viet-Ngu, Lee, Boon

“…This paper employs a stochastic metafrontier framework to examine technical efficiencies and technology gaps of Nepalese farmers in different agro-ecological…”
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Scale and scope economies in small household rice farming in Vietnam by HOANG, Viet-Ngu, NGUYEN, Trung Thanh, WILSON, Clevo, HO, Thong Quoc, KHANAL, Uttam

“…The Vietnamese agricultural sector has experienced a dramatic structural change based on increased specialization in rice cultivation. However, small-scale…”
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How productive are rice farmers in Sri Lanka? The impact of resource accessibility, seed sources and varietal diversification by Suresh, Kanesh, Wilson, Clevo, Khanal, Uttam, Managi, Shunsuke, Santhirakumar, Samithamby

“…This paper assesses the impact of resource accessibility, seed sources and varietal diversification on the production efficiency of Sri Lankan rice growers…”
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Contribution of Community-Managed Sal-Based Forest in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation: A Case from Nepal by Sushila Rijal, Sutinee Sinutok, Kuaanan Techato, Popular Gentle, Uttam Khanal, Saroj Gyawali

“…Forests are viable tools in combating the impacts of climate change, as they are capable of sequestering atmospheric carbon and storing it in different pools…”
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Intercropping—Evaluating the Advantages to Broadacre Systems by Khanal, Uttam, Stott, Kerry J., Armstrong, Roger, Nuttall, James G., Henry, Frank, Christy, Brendan P., Mitchell, Meredith, Riffkin, Penny A., Wallace, Ashley J., McCaskill, Malcolm, Thayalakumaran, Thabo, O’Leary, Garry J.

“…Intercropping is considered by its advocates to be a sustainable, environmentally sound, and economically advantageous cropping system. Intercropping systems…”
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Rice farmers’ perceptions about temperature and rainfall variations, respective adaptation measures, and determinants: Implications for sustainable farming systems by Khan, Nasir Abbas, Shah, Ashfaq Ahmad, Chowdhury, Ataharul, Tariq, Muhammad Atiq Ur Rehman, Khanal, Uttam

“…In Pakistan, climate change is adversely affecting agricultural production and undermining the food security and subsistence of millions of farm households…”
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Influence of payment modes on farmers’ contribution to climate change adaptation: understanding differences using a choice experiment in Nepal by Khanal, Uttam, Wilson, Clevo, Lee, Boon L., Hoang, Viet-Ngu, Managi, Shunsuke

“…Adaptation has become a key priority in dealing with climate change issues. However, successful implementation of climate change adaptation entails substantial…”
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Intercropping—Towards an Understanding of the Productivity and Profitability of Dryland Crop Mixtures in Southern Australia by Stott, Kerry J., Wallace, Ashley J., Khanal, Uttam, Christy, Brendan P., Mitchell, Meredith L., Riffkin, Penny A., McCaskill, Malcolm R., Henry, Frank J., May, Matthew D., Nuttall, James G., O’Leary, Garry J.

“…Intercropping using mixtures of dryland crop species for grain or seed production was investigated in southern Australia across a range of rainfall zones over…”
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Why are farmers keeping cultivatable lands fallow even though there is food scarcity in Nepal? by Khanal, Uttam

“…While the patterns and trends of land abandonment have been widely researched, there is still limited understanding of the causes and implications of…”
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Smallholder farmers’ adaptation to climate change and its potential contribution to UN’s sustainable development goals of zero hunger and no poverty by Khanal, Uttam, Wilson, Clevo, Rahman, Sanzidur, Lee, Boon L., Hoang, Viet-Ngu

“…Climate change is likely to worsen poverty, and agriculture-dependent groups and poorest countries are at the greatest risk. Farmers’ have begun developing and…”
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Are farmers willing to accept compensation from tourism revenue for elephant crop damage and coexistence support? Evidence from Sri Lanka by Suresh, Kanesh, Wilson, Clevo, Quayle, Annette, Managi, Shunsuke, Khanal, Uttam

“…In many regions of the world the incidence of human-wildlife conflict is increasing. This problem is made more complex in countries where wildlife are a key…”
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A systematic review of Nepalese farmers' climate change adaptation strategies by Rijal, Sushila, Gentle, Popular, Khanal, Uttam, Wilson, Clevo, Rimal, Bhagawat

“…Given the increasing vulnerabilities and adverse effects of climate change, the development and implementation of adaptation strategies is essential. This is…”
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An economic analysis of agricultural adaptation to climate change impacts in Sri Lanka: An endogenous switching regression analysis by Suresh, Kanesh, Khanal, Uttam, Wilson, Clevo, Managi, Shunsuke, Quayle, Annette, Santhirakumar, Samithamby

“…Climate change and its impact on the agricultural sector in developing economies is a matter of considerable academic and political debate. This paper examines…”
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Climate change adaptation strategies and food productivity in Nepal: a counterfactual analysis by Khanal, Uttam, Wilson, Clevo, Lee, Boon L., Hoang, Viet-Ngu

“…It is widely accepted that climate change is having significant effects on global agriculture. However, the precise impacts depend to a large degree on the…”
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Stakeholders’ use and preservation valuation of lagoon ecosystems by Suresh, Kanesh, Khanal, Uttam, Wilson, Clevo

“…Globally, lagoons are among the most productive and valuable ecosystems. Human pressure on lagoon ecosystems and their exploitation has been rapidly increasing…”
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Do climate change adaptation practices improve technical efficiency of smallholder farmers? Evidence from Nepal by Khanal, Uttam, Wilson, Clevo, Lee, Boon, Hoang, Viet-Ngu

“…This paper provides one of the first empirical studies that examine the impact of climate change adaptation practices on technical efficiency (TE) among…”
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