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Gis Based Land Inventory Establishment And Socio Economic Survey In Hilly Areas In NepalNepal Is Experiencing A Rapid Change In Its Farming Systems Particularly In Hilly Areas That Are Between 500 And 3 000 M Above Sea Level 1 Agriculture Still Provides Livelihoods To 66 Of The Population But The Share Of Agriculture In Rural Income Was Merely 11 4 In 2014 2015 And Remittance Has Become The Most Important Source Of Household Income In Hilly Areas As Outmigration From These Areas Continuously Rises About 30 Of Cultivated Land Has Now Been Abandoned From Farming This Results In Less Livelihood Options In Hilly Areas Accelerating Further Youth Outmigration Into Urban Areas This Land Abandonment And Labor Migration Are Closely Linked To Low Agricultural Productivity Ton Hectare Although Nepal Produced 128 000 Ton Of Temperate Fruits And 223 000 Ton Of Citrus Fruits In 2015 With Steady Growth In The Past 15 Years During The Same Their Productivity Had Declined By 20 3 The Productivity Of Fruits And Nuts Is Below The World Average The Low Productivity Is Caused By I Poor Quality Planting Materials In The Absence Of Nursery Regulations Such As Nursery Act Ii Old And Senile Orchards With Limited Use Of Machinery Iii Small Landholding Farms Characterized By Land Fragmentation With An Average Size Of 0 6 Hectares Iv Limited Water Storage In Hilly Areas Preventing Year Round Farming And V Farmers Lack Of Knowledge Of Good Practices Technologies And Irrigation Methods Practices Technologies And Irrigation Methods

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