A SWOT Analysis of Nepalese Agricultural Policy

Arun Gc; Kiran Ghimire

doi:10.31015/jaefs.18020

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A SWOT Analysis of Nepalese Agricultural Policy

Abstract

Agriculture, which generates two-third of the employment and one-third of the GDP in Nepal, is an important sector since Nepal is a small, landlocked country with low income. The government enacted the National Agriculture Policy in 2004 (NAP-2004) as an umbrella policy in the agricultural sector to guide all sectoral policies coming in the future. The paper has examined NAP-2004 by using the Strength, Weakness, Opportunity and Threat (SWOT) analysis technique. For the analysis, secondary data, the publications of the government and the international organizations as well as peer-reviewed articles were reviewed. The strength and weakness were analyzed by using nine different indicators. The results of the paper will be instrumental for improvement of the agricultural policy.

Keywords

SWOT,Agriculture Policy,Nepales

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English

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Agricultural Engineering

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Authors

Arun Gc
0000-0002-2548-5177
South Korea

Kiran Ghimire This is me
0000-0002-2411-7233
Nepal

Publication Date

December 20, 2018

Submission Date

May 9, 2018

Acceptance Date

August 30, 2018

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Year 2018 Volume: 2 Number: 4

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https://doi.org/10.31015/jaefs.18020

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Gc, A., & Ghimire, K. (2018). A SWOT Analysis of Nepalese Agricultural Policy. International Journal of Agriculture Environment and Food Sciences, 2(4), 119-123. https://doi.org/10.31015/jaefs.18020

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[1]A. Gc and K. Ghimire, “A SWOT Analysis of Nepalese Agricultural Policy”, int. j. agric. environ. food sci., vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 119–123, Dec. 2018, doi: 10.31015/jaefs.18020.

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Gc, Arun - Ghimire, Kiran. “A SWOT Analysis of Nepalese Agricultural Policy”. International Journal of Agriculture Environment and Food Sciences 2/4 (December 1, 2018): 119-123. https://doi.org/10.31015/jaefs.18020.

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1.Gc A, Ghimire K. A SWOT Analysis of Nepalese Agricultural Policy. int. j. agric. environ. food sci. 2018;2:119–123.

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Gc, Arun, and Kiran Ghimire. “A SWOT Analysis of Nepalese Agricultural Policy”. International Journal of Agriculture Environment and Food Sciences, vol. 2, no. 4, Dec. 2018, pp. 119-23, doi:10.31015/jaefs.18020.

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1.Arun Gc, Kiran Ghimire. A SWOT Analysis of Nepalese Agricultural Policy. int. j. agric. environ. food sci. 2018 Dec. 1;2(4):119-23. doi:10.31015/jaefs.18020

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