Abstract:
This study investigated the socio-economic characteristics and status of cereal crop producer in
two VDCs (Khanchikot and Thada) of Arghakhachi district in Nepal. A pre-tested semistructured
questionnaires were used to collect the information from the 60 randomly selected
respondent (30 from each VDC). Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) and Microsoft
Excel were used for data processing. The study area was male dominated and agriculture was the
major occupation. The ratio of dependent population was higher in Thada VDC, which was 0.51
in Khanchikot and 1.02 in Thada. The average area under rice (7.46 ropani) was more followed
by wheat (4.58 ropani) and maize (4.35 ropani) in the study area. Amount of seed used was
higher for wheat (10.73 kg) followed by rice (8.75 kg) and maize (6.5 kg). The productivity of
major cereal crops per ropani was found to be 123.89 kg for rice, 90.58 kg for maize and 36.28
kg for wheat. The major problems in the study area were lack of technical assistance, lack of
irrigation facilities and low quality seed. Provision of technical assistance, better irrigation
facility, availability of quality seed, better plan and policies from government will lead towards
increasing the yield and productivity of cereal crops. |
