Farming Household Nitrogen Use Survey in Nepal's Terai Region, 2022

2022 survey data captures nitrogen use practices and economic factors for farming households in Nepal's Terai region. The dataset covers household characteristics, farm operations, crop production, fertilizer use, and income across two agricultural seasons. It was collected to assess nitrogen use efficiency and sustainable practice adoption.

Use Cases

• Analyze nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) correlations with household characteristics and farm plot characteristics.
• Model drivers of adoption for sustainable practices using data on attitudes, perceptions, and subsidy information.
• Compare synthetic fertilizer use, organic fertilizer use, and compost production patterns between summer and winter crop seasons.
• Assess relationships between household expenditure, income, assets, and agricultural production variables like irrigation and pesticide use.

Strengths

• Data harmonized as part of a wider South Asian Nitrogen Hub survey covering five countries.
• Covers two agricultural seasons (summer and winter) for a single year of analysis.
• Includes multi-faceted topics from plot characteristics to household economics and farmer decision-making.

Limitations

• Winter season data relies on farmer recall, which may introduce measurement error.
• Sample size and representativeness for the Terai region are unknown from the input.
• Data is from a single year (2022), limiting analysis of longitudinal trends.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Household survey conducted in 2022, with questions for two seasons asked during a single summer visit.

Time Range

2022

Freshness

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Geography

Terai region of Nepal