Temporal changes in rice-growing area and their impact on livelihood over a decade: A case study of Nepal

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 142, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 382-392

  Gumma, Murali Krishna ^a   Gauchan, Devendra ^a   Nelson, Andrew ^a   Pandey, Sushil ^a   Rala, Arnel ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Drought effect; MODIS; Nepal; Rice maps; Rice price; Temporal changes

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP PRODUCTION; CULTIVATION; DECADAL VARIATION; DROUGHT STRESS; LAND USE CHANGE; MODIS; PADDY FIELD; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; REMOTE SENSING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RICE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

NEPAL;

EID: 80051593875     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2011.06.010     Document Type: Article

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