| PROJECT LOCATION | Within Nepal |
| PROFESSIONAL STAFF | 7 |
| OTHER STAFF | 6 |
| NAME OF CLIENT/DONOR | Rockefeller Foundation |
| NO. OF PROFESSIONAL MAN MONTHS | 84 |
| NO. OF OTHER MAN MONTHS | 72 |
| START DATE (Month/Year) | June 1991 |
| COMPLETION DATE (Month/Year) | May 1992 |
| APPROX. VALUE OF SERVICES | US $ 60,480 |
| NAME OF ASSOCIATION FIRM, IF ANY: | |
| NO. OF MAN-MONTHS OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF PROVIDED BY ASSOCIATED FIRM: | Not Applicable |
NAME OF SENIOR STAFF
| Dr. Hari K. Upadhyaya was the Team Leader and was responsible for designing the study, data analysis and report writing. |
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
| The major focus of the study was to identify priority areas for future rice research in Nepal. The study assessed the agricultural research institutions and past trend of resource allocation to agricultural research, identified the major rice production constraints and the extent of yield losses caused by them at present, and estimated the ex ante rates of return to research. The study also found that Nepal’s rice research programs have not contributed to increase the productivity of rice in the country. Physical-environment, socio-economic, institutional, technical constraints have affected rice production in Nepal. The top five priority research problem areas found by the study were drought, blast, bacterial leafblight, brown leafspot and gundhibug. It was suggested that institutional and administrative factors must be improved to make Nepal’s rice research program effective. |
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES PROVIDED
| CEAPRED provided Team Leader, support staff and logistic supports to the project. The study was carefully designed survey instruments, collection of information, data analysis and report preparation. |
Center for Environmental and Agricultural Policy Research, Extension and Development (CEAPRED)
