Rice Production in Nepal: Factors Affecting Adoption of Modern Varieties and Their Effect on Income and Income Distribution

摘要

Three short research reports are combined here to present a comprehensive examination of the introduction of modern rice varieties in Eastern Nepal. The titles of the three reports are: An Analysis of Factors Affecting the Adoption of Modern Varieties in Eastern Nepal; The Impact of Modern Varieties of Rice on Farm Income and Income Distribution in Eastern Nepal; and Rice Production in the Tarai of Kosi Zone, Nepal. All three reports are basically economic statistical studies. In the first report modern varieties were found to be higher yielding than local ones, and while total labor inputs were similar, the proportion of hired to total labor was significantly higher with modern varieties. Use of modern varieties yielded a higher net income for the farmers and led to use of more hired labor.