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Farming household survey for the evaluation of nitrogen options for economic and social benefit in the Terai region of Nepal, 2022

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https://doi.org/10.5285/3b7a3e0b-48e5-4395-b4c6-79bb43ae31e3
This dataset holds survey data of individual farming households in the Terai region in Nepal relating to their nitrogen use. The survey was conducted in 2022 and the questions covered two seasons (summer and winter) asked at a single visit in the summer season. The questions on the winter season were based on recall.
The data cover the following topics: household characteristics, general farm characteristics, plot characteristics, crop production and harvest, synthetic and organic fertilizer use and compost production, labour, irrigation, pesticides, livestock, information sources, drivers of and barriers to adoption of sustainable practices, attitude, behaviour, perception and opinion, household expenditure and income, household asset and wealth, subsidies.
The data were collected primarily to assess differences in nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) and sustainable nitrogen practices between households. The data also aim to enhance understanding of farmers’ attitudes, opinion and decision making affecting NUE in crop production and farm related factors which enable adoption of sustainable practices.
The data are part of a wider SANH (South Asian Nitrogen Hub) harmonised household survey covering Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Publication date: 2024-07-31
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Format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator

Temporal information

Temporal extent
2022-06-01    to    2022-12-31

Provenance & quality

The Terai region was purposively selected for the study as agriculture is dominant in the Terai region. Thereafter, multipurpose random sampling was used to select three districts i.e., Morang, Mahottari and Kailali districts. From each district, two municipalities were selected and from each municipality, two villages were chosen for the study. Twenty-five farming households were randomly chosen within each village. In total, 100 farmers were included from each district, resulting in a total of 300 farmers.
The survey was administered in person in farmers’ homes, field or pre-agreed location in the community where the farmer lives. Enumerators entered farmers’ responses to each question in a pre-prepared template which was then transferred to the CSV data file.
The data were prepared for the requirements of the study and made ready for analysis by removing duplicate records, spelling errors, differences in capitalisation and spacing, inconsistent formats, mixed numerical scales and mixed ranges.

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This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence

Cite this dataset as:
Joshi, R.; Nepal, B.; Shrestha, R.; Pokharel, A.; Subodh, S.; Begho, T.; Glenk, K.; Anik, A.R.; Sharna, S.C.; Jha, G.K.; Jena, D.; Subudhi, R.N.; Giri, V.V.; Samal, S.; Abbas, A.; Pinnawala, M.; Nissanka, S.; Jayaweera, A.; Wijerathna, M.; Prabavi, U.; Hassan, R.; Rasheed, Z.A.; Shadiya, F.; Fairooza, F.; Avis, K.; Jeffery, R.; Tshering, D.; Dorji, T.; Dendup, S.,; Eory, V. (2024). Farming household survey for the evaluation of nitrogen options for economic and social benefit in the Terai region of Nepal, 2022. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/3b7a3e0b-48e5-4395-b4c6-79bb43ae31e3

Correspondence/contact details

Dr. Toritseju Begho
Scotland's Rural College (SRUC)
 toritseju.begho@sruc.ac.uk

Authors

Joshi, R.
Kathmandu University
Nepal, B.
Kathmandu University
Shrestha, R.
Kathmandu University
Pokharel, A.
Kathmandu University
Subodh, S.
Kathmandu University
Begho, T.
Scotland's Rural College (SRUC)
Glenk, K.
Scotland's Rural College (SRUC)
Anik, A.R.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU)
Sharna, S.C.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU)
Jha, G.K.
Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute
Jena, D.
KIIT University
Subudhi, R.N.
KIIT University
Giri, V.V.
KIIT University
Samal, S.
KIIT University
Abbas, A.
University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF)
Pinnawala, M.
University of Peradeniya
Nissanka, S.
University of Peradeniya
Jayaweera, A.
University of Peradeniya
Wijerathna, M.
University of Peradeniya
Prabavi, U.
University of Peradeniya
Hassan, R.
The Maldives National University
Rasheed, Z.A.
The Maldives National University
Shadiya, F.
The Maldives National University
Fairooza, F.
The Maldives National University
Avis, K.
Ricardo (Harwell)
Jeffery, R.
University of Edinburgh
Tshering, D.
Royal University of Bhutan
Dorji, T.
Royal University of Bhutan
Dendup, S.,
Royal University of Bhutan
Eory, V.
Scotland's Rural College (SRUC)

Other contacts

Rights holders
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Scotland’s Rural College, Kathmandu University
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
environment
farming
Keywords
agricultural economics , agricultural production , Agriculture , compost , crop production , decision making , economics , fertiliser , gender , livestock , manure , Nepal , nitrogen , nitrogen use efficiency , South Asia , subsidies , water
Funding
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/S009019/2
Last updated
20 September 2024 07:19