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Value chain development of bay leaf in Nepal: an impact assessment

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  • Ghulam Muhammad Shah
  • Apsara Karki Nepal
  • Golam Rasul
  • Farid Ahmad

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We assessed an impact of bay leaf value chain intervention programme on household welfare in mountain agroforestry context. We used primary survey data from project and comparison villages and propensity score matching for creating a valid counterfactual. Results indicate that households in the project villages planted 75 per cent more bay leaf trees, produced 170 per cent more bay leaves and sold more quality products at higher prices than households in comparison villages; per-capita household income increased by NPR 5000–7300, share of bay leaf income in total household income increased by 8–10 per cent and level of poverty declined by 6–8 per cent. Households with female respondents benefited more in some aspects but not so in others, especially in enrolling children in school.

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  • Ghulam Muhammad Shah & Apsara Karki Nepal & Golam Rasul & Farid Ahmad, 2018. "Value chain development of bay leaf in Nepal: an impact assessment," Journal of Development Effectiveness, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 10(2), pages 179-196, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jdevef:v:10:y:2018:i:2:p:179-196
    DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2018.1438494
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    1. Apsara KARKI NEPAL & Mani NEPAL & Randall BLUFFSTONE, 2023. "International labour migration, farmland fallowing, livelihood diversification and technology adoption in Nepal," International Labour Review, International Labour Organization, vol. 162(4), pages 687-713, December.
    2. Saranjam M. Baig & Aftab A. Khan & Amjad Ali & Muhammad Zafar Khan & Sultan Ahmed & Ghulam M. Shah & Ghulam Ali, 2021. "Enhancing socioeconomic resilience and climate adaptation through value chain development of mountain products in Hindu Kush Himalayas," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 23(6), pages 8451-8473, June.
    3. Ghulam-Muhammad Shah & Farid Ahmad & Shailesh Panwar & Manbar S. Khadka & Ajaz Ali & Suman Bisht, 2019. "Ocimum Sanctum [ Tulsi ]—An Alternative Additional Livelihood Option for the Poor and Smallholder Farmers," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(1), pages 1-15, January.

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