Gautam

Mountain Farming and Policies: N Gautam

Seminar paper from the year 2002 in the subject Agrarian Studies, grade: -, - (Canadian Centre for International Studies and Cooperation), course: Agricultural Policy, language: English, comment: Paper presented at the International Symposium on Mountain Farming, November 19-21, 2002, Mussoorie, Uttaranchal, India Organized by: Community Based Economic Development Project, Canadian Centre for International Studies and Cooperation, Canadian International Development Agency , abstract: Geographical Condition: Nepal, predominantly a mountainous, agrarian and landlocked country, has an area of 147,181 sq.km. with a population of about 22.3 million. It is geographically divided into three geo-ecological zones: Mountain (4,877m - 8,848 m above the mean sea level), Hills (610 m - 4,877m), and Terai (59 m - 610m). The Terai region, a low flat land, is an extension of the Gangetic plains of India. It is a narrow tropical belt occupying 23 percent of the country's total land area providing dwelling to 49.06 percent of the total population. About 40 percent area of the region is cultivable. [...]