Abstract:Erosion is a major concern of hill maize farming system. Watersheds with steep slope and fragile land are more prone to erosion. A perception based semi structured questionnaire survey was carried out in Thakani and Sindhukot of Melamchi municipality in Sindhupalchowk district to study relationships of erosion in maize field along with assessment of vulnerability and factors affecting adoption of prevention measures. Index ranking method and descriptive statistics were used to rank the perception of farmers pe… Show more
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