{"title":"Women’s Participation in Seed Selection and Production in The Informal Seed System: The Case of Ebinat Woreda, South Gondar Zone of Amhara National Regional State","authors":"Gashaw Ayanaw","doi":"10.3126/ijssm.v8i4.40496","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/ijssm.v8i4.40496","url":null,"abstract":"Women constitute almost half of the world’s population though they have been excluded from decision making. Studies conducted on women and seed overlooked specific gender roles and decision making of women in seed selection and production in informal seed system in food insecure areas. This study attempted to address women’s participation, women’s dual roles, and constraints for their fair participation. The study employed mixed research approach. It also used primary and secondary sources of data-collected through questionnaire, FGDs, interviews, direct observation and document review. Probability and non-probability sampling techniques were employed to select study participants. Finally, the data were analyzed via quantitative and qualitative methods of data analysis. The study found out that women’s participation in seed selection is with low extent and limited in decision making unlike their role in providing labor. It shows that majority of women in male headed households are part of seed production processes regardless of their health problems, level of education, and burdens in the domestic tasks. The study also indicated that lack of infrastructures, cultural barriers, and inaccessibility of market are major constraints for fair participation of women in seed selection and production. The local government shall work on awareness on gender equality, provision of technologies and production inputs, and construction of roads to local markets were possible solutions forwarded to improve women’s saying and burden in seed selection and production. \u0000Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. Vol. 8, Issue-4: 445-456.","PeriodicalId":203647,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Sciences and Management","volume":"134 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124169400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sushma Sharma, S. Acharya, S. Regmi, Avishek Poudel, Gokarna Adhikari
{"title":"Production Activities and Value Chain Analysis of Sericulture in Western Inner Terai Region of Nepal","authors":"Sushma Sharma, S. Acharya, S. Regmi, Avishek Poudel, Gokarna Adhikari","doi":"10.3126/IJSSM.V8I2.36614","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/IJSSM.V8I2.36614","url":null,"abstract":"This is an open access article & it is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) The study was conducted in Nov 2019 – Feb 2020 with the objective of assessing the whole value chain of sericulture products in the Western inner terai region of Nepal. The beginning of sericulture in the region was due to some personal interest but gained popularity and huge return and turned out to achieve the objectives of food security and source of employment. As per the finding and research, Bi-voltine Silkworm (Bombyx mori) was mainly reared which feeds upon the leaves of the mulberry plant. The interview result indicates that producers produce cocoon at an average of 30.05 kg per ropani in one production round and production was made twice a year. In this region, three marketing channels were identified (producer to the primary collector/small hand processor) and (producer to primary processor or reelers) and the producer himself as the processor and distributor. Producers sold the cocoon to primary collectors at NRs 500per kg cocoon which was 15% more than percent sales while selling to the government, fetching an average BC ratio of 1.3. Problems recorded as per farmers were lack of appropriate technology to widen the scope of sericulture and modern silkworm rearing techniques, lack of proper irrigation facilities, and governmental aids and support. This research will address various problems and make an emphasis to make regional sericulture production mature and profitable.","PeriodicalId":203647,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Sciences and Management","volume":"503 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134193312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Analysis of the Differences of Marital Adjustment among Educated Career and Non-career Women in Bangladesh","authors":"S. Akhter","doi":"10.3126/IJSSM.V8I2.36633","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/IJSSM.V8I2.36633","url":null,"abstract":"This is an open access article & it is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) Present study aimed to explore the differences of marital adjustment among educated women in Bangladesh, especially career or dual career married women and non-career or housewives. The study has focused on both qualitative and quantitative approach or mixed method to address the aforesaid issue. Field survey and face to face interview technique was used for data collection. A sample of fifty educated women (twenty-five career and twenty-five non-career women) was selected based on purposive sampling technique and a detailed interview schedule was constructed in this regard. This study revealed that higher educational qualification of husband and wife, increased marital cohesions and harmonies, dissolution and duration of marriage are very important for marital adjustment. Marital adjustment is an important area of research as it promotes emotional stability, intellectual efficiency, and social effectiveness.","PeriodicalId":203647,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Sciences and Management","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123609404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Study of different germplasm of early summer maize in Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal","authors":"Indrani Adhikari, B. Osti, C. B. Kunwar, B. Ojha","doi":"10.3126/IJSSM.V8I2.36096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/IJSSM.V8I2.36096","url":null,"abstract":"Full text of this paper can be downloaded online at www.ijssm.org/ & http://nepjol.info/index.php/IJSSM/issue/archive 391 Study on Different Germplasm of Early Summer Maize in Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal I.P. Adhikari, B. Osti, C.B. Kunwar, B.R. Ojha Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Tribhuvan University, Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal National maize Research Program, (NMRP), Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal Agriculture and Forestry University, Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal","PeriodicalId":203647,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Sciences and Management","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127725653","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bindu Thapa, A. Poudel, Deepti Kc, Janaki Chaudhary, Kalpana Katel, Sharmila Poudel, S. Shrestha, Sunita Gurung
{"title":"Conflict Management Skills among Nursing Tutors Working in Nursing Colleges","authors":"Bindu Thapa, A. Poudel, Deepti Kc, Janaki Chaudhary, Kalpana Katel, Sharmila Poudel, S. Shrestha, Sunita Gurung","doi":"10.3126/IJSSM.V8I2.33872","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/IJSSM.V8I2.33872","url":null,"abstract":"Full text of this paper can be downloaded online at www.ijssm.org/ & http://nepjol.info/index.php/IJSSM/issue/archive 359 Conflict Management Skills among Nursing Tutors Working in Nursing Colleges Bindu Thapa, Amrita Poudel, Deepti K.C, Janaki Chaudhary, Kalpana Katel, Sharmila Poudel , Shreejana Shrestha, Sunita Gurung 1 Adult Health Nursing, Gandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital and Research Centre (GMCTHRC), Nepal 2 Women Health, and Development, Gandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital and Research Centre (GMCTHRC), Nepal","PeriodicalId":203647,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Sciences and Management","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128390307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Local Governments and Synchronous Issues Since Nigeria’s Fourth Republic","authors":"Kunle Awotokun","doi":"10.3126/IJSSM.V8I2.34583","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/IJSSM.V8I2.34583","url":null,"abstract":"The paper examines the contentious issues bewildering local government as a level of governance in Nigeria’s federal system of government against the backdrop of classical theory and practice of federalism. \u0000The article relies heavily on secondary data to run its analysis. Such data includes textbooks, journals, newspapers, magazines, periodicals, the Nigerian 1979 and 1999 constitutions, etc. \u0000The findings are that there are lots of contradictions (inconsistencies) in the running of the Nigerian federal system of government. The federal government is fond of always arm-twisting state governments especially in the area of creating new local governments which has, no doubt, led to frustration, reactions and counter-reactions between the two tiers of government. \u0000The work concludes on the note that there is the need to have a holistic review of Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution, with the view to returning the country to a true federal system akin to the Nigerian constitutions of 1960 and 1963 with modifications to reflect contemporary issues. This is the path of wisdom to stem the tide of separatist agitations in Nigeria and perhaps in plural African countries. \u0000Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. 8(2): 341-347.","PeriodicalId":203647,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Sciences and Management","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128882317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Privatization of Education in India: A Critical View","authors":"Lusika Datta, Usashi Kundu De","doi":"10.3126/IJSSM.V8I2.34563","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/IJSSM.V8I2.34563","url":null,"abstract":"This is an open access article & it is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) Privatization is considered a process which is defined as the transfer of shares or assets, management, responsibilities from the public to private sector. Today it becomes a major issue in Education system. The present paper traces supportive decisions taken by India Government favouring privatization of Education. It also seeks to analyse the present condition of higher education with special reference to privatization of education in India. The paper follows analytical description as methodology through secondary data. It points out the emergence of private sector in higher education. Positive and negative impact of privatization on education & society are also identified.","PeriodicalId":203647,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Sciences and Management","volume":"78 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122940297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Perceptional Effects of Reservation Policy for The Inclusive Civil Service of Nepal","authors":"Baburam Bhul","doi":"10.3126/IJSSM.V8I2.34676","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/IJSSM.V8I2.34676","url":null,"abstract":"This is an open access article & it is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) This research article aims to carry out the perceptional effects of reservation policy for the inclusive civil service of Nepal with the theoretical foundation of equitable and a just society. This article adopted mixed method approach. Similarly, in order to show the linkage between primary and secondary data, content analysis was conducted from the observational notes, field notes, and responses collected by closed ended questionnaire for 130 respondents in questionnaire survey and interviews. The bivariate analysis between dependent variable and independent variable shows the effects of gender, age and education matters in inclusiveness of civil service i.e. there is high relationship between these variables. Organizational effects of reservation system have been highly significant relationship between the representativeness and participation in civil service of Nepal. This newly introduced system has been able to give some positive impacts in terms of increasing representation of some marginalized communities but has created some controversies and confusions as well. Whereas Nepalese reservation system has not still given comprehensive attention to all the dimensions of exclusion but its effects on generating attraction of some targeted marginalized people towards national bureaucratic system is literally praiseworthy.","PeriodicalId":203647,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Sciences and Management","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116018083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of COVID-19 On Nepalese Economy","authors":"S. K. Karn","doi":"10.3126/IJSSM.V8I2.36637","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/IJSSM.V8I2.36637","url":null,"abstract":"This is an open access article & it is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) The worldwide pandemic of COVID-19 has caused human losses and severely affected the global economy and passing in a turmoil situation. The COVID 19 pandemic is having a significant economic as well as health impact in Nepal. The economy of Nepal is also grappled by the severe public health crisis of the Covid19. As the public health emergency is heavily interconnected with economic affairs, it has impacted each of the pillars of the economy. This article focuses on COVID19 impact on economic growth in Nepal. The main purpose of this paper is to make evaluations of the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy of Nepal has resulted in historically the highest agriculture, remittance unemployment and biggest fall in GDP.","PeriodicalId":203647,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Sciences and Management","volume":"287 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127557840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. Khanal, K. B. Adhikari, S. Dhakal, S. Marahatta
{"title":"Factors Motivating Farmers for Collective Action for Management of Irrigation System in Nepal","authors":"K. Khanal, K. B. Adhikari, S. Dhakal, S. Marahatta","doi":"10.3126/IJSSM.V8I1.31748","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/IJSSM.V8I1.31748","url":null,"abstract":"Full text of this paper can be downloaded online at www.ijssm.org/ & http://nepjol.info/index.php/IJSSM/issue/archive 285 Factors Motivating Farmers for Collective Action for Management of Irrigation System in Nepal Kapil Khanal, Kalika Bahadur Adhikari, Shiva Chandra Dhakal, Santosh Marahatta Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management, Agriculture and Forestry University, Chitwan, Nepal Department of Agronomy, Agriculture and Forestry University, Chitwan, Nepal","PeriodicalId":203647,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Sciences and Management","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121699533","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}