Can Contract Farming Save Smallholder Farmers in Nepal?

Can Contract Farming Save Smallholder Farmers in Nepal?

The agricultural sector still accounts for almost one quarter of Nepal’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP),  with 57.3% of the economically active Nepali population engaged in the sector. Yet, the sector is largely driven by smallholder farmers, with 57.5% of agricultural households owning less than 0.1 hectares of land. Smallholder farmers, defined as those farming less than 2 hectares of land, face persistent challenges, the most pressing being lim…