Responsible Agricultural Mechanization Innovation for the Sustainable Development of Nepal’s Hillside Farming System
Summary. Nepal's 2014 Agricultural Mechanization Promotion Policy attempted to shift from industrial mechanization favoring flat farmland toward small-scale mechanization for hillside farming. The policy addressed smallholder production challenges, gender inequality, and farmer exclusion that prior mechanization efforts had ignored. However, the study finds it remains unclear whether the policy actually delivers sustainable agricultural development in Nepal's hills and mountains.
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Devkota, R., Pant, L. P., Gartaula, H., Patel, K., Gauchan, D., Hambly, H., Thapa, B., & Raizada, M. N.. (2020). Responsible Agricultural Mechanization Innovation for the Sustainable Development of Nepal’s Hillside Farming System. Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12010374
Devkota, Rachana, et al. “Responsible Agricultural Mechanization Innovation for the Sustainable Development of Nepal’s Hillside Farming System.” Sustainability, 2020. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12010374.
Devkota, Rachana, Laxmi Prasad Pant, Hom Gartaula, Kirit Patel, Devendra Gauchan, Helen Hambly, Balaram Thapa, and Manish N. Raizada. 2020. “Responsible Agricultural Mechanization Innovation for the Sustainable Development of Nepal’s Hillside Farming System.” Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12010374.
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title = {Responsible Agricultural Mechanization Innovation for the Sustainable Development of Nepal’s Hillside Farming System},
author = {Rachana Devkota and Laxmi Prasad Pant and Hom Gartaula and Kirit Patel and Devendra Gauchan and Helen Hambly and Balaram Thapa and Manish N. Raizada},
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year = {2020},
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- 10.3390/su12010374
- Countries
- Nepal
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- Asia
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- agtech, policy, climate-and-environment
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- 2026-04-28