04041nam a2200445 4500 20260817161931.0 250898 th eng .b10061939 AIT Thesis no. HS-90-11 Maskey, Rabi Kiran Agricultural service centers as a vehicle for rural development : an impact study in the Kosi Hills area development program Bangkok : Asian Institute of Technology, 1990 236 p. Thesis ; no. HS-90-11 A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1990 Agriculture development plays a core role in rural development programme. It can be argued that income-generating opportunities which the rural development programme tries to aim, in rural areas, depend directly or indirectly from agriculture sector. In Kosi Hills, the KHARDEP (Kosi Hill Area Rural Development Programme) has taken the strategy of establishing Agriculture Service Centre (ASC) to provide the coordinated service of agricultural extension, inputs and credit to the farmers which is very much in line with HMGN's hill agriculture extension programme under its Decentralization policy. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the progress made by the project in agriculture sector by investigating ASCs role in bringing about change in the agricultural condition of the area. The analysis is based on empirical evidence from three village panchayats of Dhankuta district--- two village panchayats where ASCs are present and are functioning and one village panchayat where there is no ASC. The finding shows that ASCs have been successful in making the farmers aware of improved agriculture practices. However, there is a reluctance on the farmers part to follow up these improved practices. The analysis shows that the improved technology recommended in the area has not provided significant benefit to the farmers. Moreover, due to the lack of coordination of various institution within ASC area, sufficient and timely availability of inputs is a constraint hindering the effectiveness of centres. A greater emphasis is necessary in regard to "appropriate technology package" which should stress on the use of Farm System Analysis as a means of explaining the operation of farm; together with an appropriate support services which , as a whole, can ensure more production and hence more income than the existing practices Rural development Nepal Agricultural experiment stations Nepal Demaine, Harvey, Chairperson Weber, Karl E., Examination Committee Wickramanayake, B.W.E., Examination Committee Canadian International Development Agency, Scholarship Donor Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. HS-90-11 Full-Text http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B18436 .b10061939 mnait s 260113 2 951012 m a s 0 mnait mnait mnarc mnarc 20 40 Barcode : 30050003087524 CREATED : 1995-10-13 RECORD # : i10057626 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 Barcode : 30050003087532 CREATED : 1995-10-13 RECORD # : i10057638 LPATRON : 1015858 LCHKIN : 2004-10-03 # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 5 TOT RENEW : 1 Barcode : 30050120304489 CREATED : 2016-02-06 RECORD # : i1301092x LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 Barcode : 30050120918023 CREATED : 2019-12-20 RECORD # : i13243615 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 3193 3193 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnait 2026-08-17 10.00 0 AIT Thesis no. HS-90-11 30050003087524 2026-08-17 16:19:31 1 2026-08-17 20 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnait 2026-08-17 10.00 0 AIT Thesis no. HS-90-11 30050003087532 2026-08-17 16:19:31 2 2026-08-17 20 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnarc 2026-08-17 0 AIT Thesis no. HS-90-11 30050120304489 2026-08-17 16:19:31 1 2026-08-17 40 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnarc 2026-08-17 0 AIT Thesis no. HS-90-11 30050120918023 2026-08-17 16:19:31 3 2026-08-17 20