About the Book The book analyses the agricultural situation of the country in its twin facets of stagnation and dynamism. It deals with the agricultural situation inherited from the past with those arising out of changes since the inception of planned development in 1956, General feature of development planning and its critical appraisal has born discussed. The planning for agricultural development have been changing over the years. So the book puts together development planning for agriculture and its develop ment through planned appro ach in different subsequent plan periods. The focus has been on the development of agriculture. It covers a wide range of topics from a package of different past agricultural development policies, progra mmes and their achievements to the context of future solu tion to the existing challe nges in agriculture.
This study also presents a vivid overview and review picture of entire agrarian reform, institutional changes and innovative research programmes. Further it has incorp orated the growth trend of agricultural inputs.production and productivity in different years.
On the more the book will be found useful for professi onals in agriculture, planners. teachers at higher levels of university education, research students and to the students of post graduation as well.
About the Author Mehar Man Paudel M. A. (Econ), Tribhuvan University in 1980, started his career as Research Assistant. National Census Mapping Project in 1980. From 1981 till 1982 he was Research officer in Nepal Research Programme (Goethe Institute) Kathmandu. From 1983 to July 1983 he was Research officer ISC/ Nepal. He later joined at APROSC as an Economist from Ju y 1983 onwards. He is author of the book "Nepal ko Arthabyabastha" (se cond edition) Ratna Pustak Bhandar, 1984. He has contri buted articles on the econo mic development of Nepal Forth coming books:
Agricultural and Indus trial Finance in Nepal. 2. Spatial Economic challenges in Nepal. Diagnosis for brilli-. ant solution.
Preface Nepal has been struggling to achieve economic growth since the advent of democracy in 1950. In the past three decades, various improvement measures have been adopted to stimulate improved and increased production in the country. Although some of the improvement measures have not succeeded, yet the most noteworthy efforts of planned development conceived in 1956 are still in progressing. Realizing the great importance of agriculture in Nepal, a succession of different development plans have been given due priority in this sector. As a result, the prevalent stagnation of agriculture that existed before 1950 has been shifted into a more dynamic state through institutional changes, arrangements and innovative. research programs carried out by the Nepalese govern ment. Many programs, however, which are initiated through the development planning approach are imple mented and executed in the field, lacked continuity of the policies while formulating different periodic development plans, because of the long run strategies. So to bridge the gap between various periodic development plans and policies, there is an urgent need to formulate and execute perspective plans in the agri culture sector. Besides, the existing appearent challenges. of agriculture in Nepal have been analysed through pointing out the different kinds of policies and solu tions for the coming years.
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