What Prompts Agricultural Innovation in Rural Nepal: A Study Using the Example of Macadamia and Walnut Trees as Novel Cash Crops

Andrea Karin Barrueto, Juerg Merz, Thomas Köhler, Thomas Hammer · 2018 · Agriculture

Summary. In Nepal, researchers studied what drives farmers to adopt macadamia and walnut cultivation as novel cash crops. Through household surveys and statistical analysis, they found that ethnicity, wealth, and prior experience with fruit trees significantly influence adoption. Years of tree cultivation experience and existing fruit tree income most strongly predict nut farming. The study concludes that wealthier households lead adoption, while poor, landless, and female-headed households need alternative business models and new policies to participate in this agricultural innovation.

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@article{barrueto-2018-what-prompts-agricultural-innovation-rural,
  title   = {What Prompts Agricultural Innovation in Rural Nepal: A Study Using the Example of Macadamia and Walnut Trees as Novel Cash Crops},
  author  = {Andrea Karin Barrueto and Juerg Merz and Thomas Köhler and Thomas Hammer},
  journal = {Agriculture},
  year    = {2018},
  doi     = {10.3390/agriculture8020021},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture8020021}
}

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DOI

10.3390/agriculture8020021

Countries

Nepal

Regions

Asia

Categories

agtech, food-systems, climate-and-environment

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2026-04-28