Impacts of agricultural value chain development in a mountainous region: evidence from Nepal

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cg.contributor.donorInternational Fund for Agricultural Developmenten
cg.coverage.countryNepal
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NP
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.coverage.subregionKarnali
cg.coverage.subregionAchham
cg.coverage.subregionDailekh
cg.coverage.subregionJajarkot
cg.coverage.subregionJumla
cg.coverage.subregionKalikot
cg.coverage.subregionSalyan
cg.coverage.subregionSurkhet
cg.creator.identifierKashi Kafle: 0000-0001-8135-8423
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH050432
cg.identifier.urlhttps://www.ifad.org/documents/38714170/42926104/research_65.pdf/74dee600-7e5e-98ea-944d-d5d10bbc0eae?t=1620738318823en
cg.isbn978-92-9266-091-8en
cg.placeRome, Italyen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
dc.contributor.authorKafle, Kashien
dc.contributor.authorSongsermsawas, T.en
dc.contributor.authorWinters, P.en
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-12T10:14:51Zen
dc.date.available2021-05-12T10:14:51Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/113701
dc.titleImpacts of agricultural value chain development in a mountainous region: evidence from Nepalen
dcterms.abstractThis analysis investigates the potential mechanism and the practical significance of the impacts of agricultural value chain development in a geographically challenging rural area of a developing country. We use data from a carefully designed primary survey administered in the hill and mountainous region in Western Nepal. Using the inverse probability weighted regression adjustment method, we show that linking small-scale producers with regional and local traders can help increase agricultural income. We unpack the potential mechanism of the impact pathway and show that the increase in agricultural income is a consequence of higher agricultural revenues, owing to a higher volume of sales at lower prices. We argue that value chain intervention in rural areas, where land is not fully exploited, can lead to acreage expansion or crop switching, which eventually results in higher supply at lower output prices. The positive impact on household income is practically significant in that it translated into improved food security, dietary diversity and household resilience. These findings are robust to various specifications. Targeted value chain interventions that strengthen and stabilize small-scale producers’ access to markets can contribute to rural poverty reduction via an increase in agricultural income.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationKafle, Kashi; Songsermsawas, T.; Winters, P. 2021. Impacts of agricultural value chain development in a mountainous region: evidence from Nepal. Rome, Italy: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). 33p. (IFAD Research Series 65)en
dcterms.extent33p.en
dcterms.isPartOfIFAD Research Series 65en
dcterms.issued2021-05-01
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherInternational Fund for Agricultural Developmenten
dcterms.subjectagricultural value chainsen
dcterms.subjectfarm incomeen
dcterms.subjectsmall scale systemsen
dcterms.subjectsmallholdersen
dcterms.subjectmarket accessen
dcterms.subjecthousehold incomeen
dcterms.subjectfood securityen
dcterms.subjectdietary diversityen
dcterms.subjectresilienceen
dcterms.subjectrural povertyen
dcterms.subjectcommoditiesen
dcterms.subjectagricultural pricesen
dcterms.subjectprice indicesen
dcterms.subjectfood insecurityen
dcterms.subjectlivestocken
dcterms.subjecthighlandsen
dcterms.subjectvillagesen
dcterms.subjectminority groupsen
dcterms.subjectwomenen
dcterms.subjecteconometric modelsen
dcterms.typeReport

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