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dc.contributor.authorKhadka, Prachanda
dc.contributor.authorSolberg, Svein Øivind
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-14T11:38:36Z
dc.date.available2020-09-14T11:38:36Z
dc.date.created2020-05-15T10:56:51Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.issn2384-731X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2677672
dc.description.abstractApple (Malus pumila Mill.) is a popular temperate climate fruit but can grow at high altitudes in the subtropics where it can be an opportunity crop for small-scale farmers, amongst others in the Himalayan valleys and hillsides. This research was conducted to examine constraints and prospects of apple farming and marketing from remote parts of Nepal. The material included interviews of 60 farmers and among the selected farmers, apple contributed to about half of the household income and benefit-cost analysis showed a ratio of two, which means the farm business should be profitable, and this accounted for both regions. Labour was the single most important cost factor, contributing to 60-70% of the production costs. The difference between retail price and producer’s price was high in both districts (around 100 Rs/kg), which means a relatively low producer’s share. Pests and diseases were key problems in the production but also access to improved varieties and lack of post-harvest facilities was highlighted as important constrains. Key value-chain actors were mapped and the marketing system included several levels of traders. A simplified system with producer cooperatives was discussed to increase farm-gate prices and reduce consumer prices. Better coordination of actors in research and development was lifted as local engagements in projects.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.subjectbenefit-cost analysisen_US
dc.subjectgross returnen_US
dc.subjectMalus pumilaen_US
dc.subjectproduction costsen_US
dc.subjectvalue chainen_US
dc.subjectNepalen_US
dc.titleApple value chain analysis in two mountainous districts in Nepalen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Landbruks- og Fiskerifag: 900::Landbruksfag: 910en_US
dc.source.pagenumber1-10en_US
dc.source.volume8en_US
dc.source.journalJournal of Agricultural and Crop Research (JACR)en_US
dc.source.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.33495/jacr_v8i1.19.139
dc.identifier.cristin1811187
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cristin.fulltextoriginal
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