Coverage and access of plant clinic in Nepal
The coverage and access of plant clinics is increasing, but plant clinics are not yet widespread across Nepal
Abstract
Plant clinics is one extension approach that delivers field-level services to farmers. In Nepal this service started in 2008. An assessment of the coverage and access of Plantwise plant clinics in Nepal was conducted from 2013 to 2016 to assess the performance of this approach. The number of plant clinic sessions and queries by farmers increased from 2013 to 2014 whereas in 2015 the numbers of both sessions and queries decreased due to the earthquake that struck the country in April 2015 and disturbances throughout the year. The average number of clinic sessions run per year was 10.5 and the average number of queries was 12. The farmers’ gender ratio for female to male who visited the clinic was 45:55. The coverage and access of plant clinics is increasing, but plant clinics are not yet widespread across Nepal.
Citation
Adhikari, D., Sharma, D.R., Pandit, V., Schaffner, U., Jenner, W. and Dougoud, J. (2017) Coverage and access of plant clinic in Nepal. Journal of Agriculture and Environment (Kathmandu) 18, 54–62.