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099 9 _aAIT Thesis no.NR-15-02
100 0 _aAbdullah
245 1 0 _aFarmer's perception of drought impact on agricultural productivity and rural livelihood in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan
260 _aPathum Thani :
_bAsian Institute of Technology,
_c2015
300 _a51 leaves :
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490 1 _aThesis ;
_vno. NR-15-02
502 _aThesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2015
520 _aThe two and half decades of civil strife followed by severe drought from 1999 - 2004, is resulting devastating situation on ru ral livelihood through decline in agriculture and livestock productivity, the main stay of around 80 percent of population in Afghanistan. There were many sectors affected by water scarcity due to long term drought and water related issues including agricu ltural sector. Bamyan, like some other parts of the country are suffering from water scarcity. This study presents an evaluation of decline in agriculture land, decline in agriculture productivity due to water resources degradation. Accordingly the impact of decline in agricultural land and productivity on essential components of rural livelihood reliant on agricultural, such as employment, sources of income and food, during the past sixteen ears from 1999 - 2014, in central district, Bamyan province. The eva luation is based on results obtained by the analysis of primary data generated though a structured questionnaire by households{u2019} surveys in field. According to interviews, 15% of respondents mentioned more than 50% the land area of cereal, fruit and vegeta ble crops has been gradually declined, the decrease in agriculture productivity have been followed by 27, 11and 26 percent in cereal crops, fruit and vegetable. More than 70% of household respondents living in drought - affected areas received some help fro m NGOs (national and international). Key word: Impact of long term drought, agricultural productivity, rural livelihood, income, water, central district in Bamyan Afghanistan.
500 _aA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Natural Resources Management, School of Environment, Resources and Development
650 0 _aDroughts
_zAfghanistan
_z Bamyan
650 0 _aAgricultural productivity
700 1 _aDatta, Avishek,
_eExamination Committee
700 1 _aJourdain, Damien,
_eExamination Committee
700 1 _aShrestha, Rajendra Prasad,
_eChairperson
710 2 _aAfghanistan Partnership Project,
_eScholarship donor
710 2 _aAIT-Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE),
_eScholarship donor
810 2 _aAsian Institute of Technology.
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_vno. NR-15-02
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