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    Forests for food security and livelihood sustainability: Policy problems and opportunities for small farmers in Nepal

    Dhakal, Bhubaneswor; Bigsby, Hugh R.; Cullen, Ross
    Abstract
    In Nepal, many rural households need access to public forest resources to complement private resources for food and livestock production. However, current forest policies are largely directed at Environmental protection. The first part of this study identified the effect of current forest policy on livestock production using survey data from 259 households in three Nepal hill districts. The second part used a forestry-agriculture integrated model to examine alternative land use policies that could increase household livestock holdings and income while maintaining the environmental services of the community forest. The results show that current forest policies contributed to reductions in potential household livestock holdings by 34% for goats, 30% for cattle and 27% for buffalo. This exacerbated problems of farm fertility and food shortages in vulnerable and poor households. Modeling of alternative policy scenarios indicates that livestock holdings and income could both be increased for most households in communities practicing agroforestry while still maintaining environmental protection. The increase could be highest for the poorest households. Finally, the article discusses potential implications of new environmental policies on local food security and sustainability in the country.... [Show full abstract]
    Keywords
    policy; community forest; food security; household income; integrated model; Agronomy & Agriculture
    Fields of Research
    070504 Forestry Management and Environment; 140205 Environment and Resource Economics; 0701 Agriculture, Land and Farm Management; 1205 Urban and Regional Planning; 1606 Political Science
    Date
    2011
    Type
    Journal Article
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    https://doi.org/10.1080/10440046.2011.530903
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    Dhakal, B., Bigsby, H., & Cullen, R. (2011). Forests for food security and livelihood sustainability: policy problems and opportunities for small farmers in Nepal. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 35, 6–115.
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