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Title: DETERMINANTS AND COMPARATIVE PROFITABILITY OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE IN INDO-CHINA ROAD CORRIDOR OF NEPAL
Authors: Hari Krishna Panta
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Hari Krishna Panta Assistant professor of Agricultural Economics, Tribhuvan University, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science.
MLA 8 Panta, Hari Krishna. "DETERMINANTS AND COMPARATIVE PROFITABILITY OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE IN INDO-CHINA ROAD CORRIDOR OF NEPAL." nt. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 4, no. 4, Apr. 2019, pp. 2548-2560, ijsser.org/more2019.php?id=186. Accessed Apr. 2019. APA Panta, H. (2019, April). DETERMINANTS AND COMPARATIVE PROFITABILITY OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE IN INDO-CHINA ROAD CORRIDOR OF NEPAL. nt. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 4(4), 2548-2560. Retrieved from http://ijsser.org/more2019.php?id=186 Chicago Panta, H. (2019, April). DETERMINANTS AND COMPARATIVE PROFITABILITY OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE IN INDO-CHINA ROAD CORRIDOR OF NEPAL. nt. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 4(4), 2548-2560. Retrieved from http://ijsser.org/more2019.php?id=186
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Abstract: Nepalese economy is dominated by agriculture contributing 28.89% to GDP. Chemical fertilizer is one of the important inputs in agriculture and total fertilizers used in Nepal are imported. Nepal has investing about Rs. 5,000 million every year in fertilizer subsidy but its demand (700,000 MT) have never met (<50% is supplied). In one hand rate of chemical fertilizer use in Nepal is low (about 30t/ha), on the other unbalanced use induced soil and environmental degradation in some commercial pockets. As organic is commonly perceived as less profitable farmers are reluctant to adopt such techniques. To study the relative profitability of organic production and determinants of organic adoption, a study was conducted with 250 farmers selected from Sindhupalchhok, Dhading, Gorkha, Chitwan and Rupandehi districts of Nepal. Study found that except highly commercialized vegetables, many crops can be produced profitably by organic technique. If appropriate system of organic certification and price premium is provided, organic would not be less profitable compared to inorganic one. Organic was found 12% less to 73% more profitable compared to inorganic ones. Unavailability in time and in required quantity was found to be the major bottleneck to farm level availability of chemical fertilizer and poor quality of organic fertilizers was the major problem of organic fertilizer. Household head's education, experience in farming, training and membership on organization have significantly affected the farmers' decision about organic adoption. However, age of household age and land holding associated negatively but insignificantly with organic adoption.

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