Nepal - Agricultural sector review

Report No. 2205-NEP Nepal Agricultural Sector Review AF So April 27, 1979 South Asia Projects Department Agriculture C Division FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Document of the World Bank This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.  CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit = Nepalese Rupee (NR) US$1.00 = NR 12.50 NR. 1.00 US$0.080 NR. 1,000,000 = US$80,000 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 1 kilogram (kg = 2.20 pounds 1 quintal = 100 kg = 220 pounds 1 metric ton = 1,000 kg = 0.98 long ton 1 millimeter 0.039 inch 1 meter (m) 3.29 feet = 1.09 yards 1 kilometer (km) 2 = 0.62 mile 1 hectare (ha) = 10,000 m = 2.47 acres 1 cubic meter (m ) = 35.31 cubic feet 1 liter (1) = 0.26 US gallon FISCAL YEAR July 16 - July 15  FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AA - Agricultural Assistant(s) ACU - Adult Consumption Unit ADBN - Agricultural Development Bank of Nepal AIC - Agricultural Inputs Corporation ARTEP - Asian Regional Technical Education Project CEDA - Center for Economic Development and Administration (Tribhuvan University) DADO - District Agricultural Development Officer DDC - Dairy Development Corporation DOA - Department of Agriculture EEE - Exporter's Exchange Entitlement FAMSD - The Food and Agricultural Marketing Services Department, MFAI HMG - His Majesty's Government of Nepal IAAS - Institute of Agricultural and Animal Science ICMR - Indian Council of Medical Research JDTC - Jute Development and Trading Corporation JT - Junior Technicians JTA - Junior Technical Assistant(s) LRSC - Land Reform Savings Commission MFAI - Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Irrigation NAS - National Advisory Committee, India NESP - National Education System Plan NFC - Nepal Food Corporation PDO - Panchayat Development Officer PLAA - Panchayat Level Agricultural Assistant(s) PSC - Public Service Corporation SLC - School Leaving Certificate TDB - Tobacco Development Board This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.   Page 1 of 2 pages NEPAL COuNTRY DATA AREA POPULATION DENSITY 14T0797 sq. km. 12.9 million (mid-1976) 92 per sq. km. Rate of Growth: 2.1% (from 1965 to 1975) 323.0 per sq. km. arable land POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS (1975) HEALTH Crude birth rate (per 1,000) 46.3 Population per physician 36,000 Crude birth rate (per 1,000) 27.8 Population per hospital bed 5,800 Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births) 200-300 INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRIBUTION OF LAND OWNERSHIP % of national income, highest quintile .. % owned by top 10%/ of owners lowest quintile .. % owned by smallest 10/ of owners ACCESS TO PIPED WATER (1975) ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY (1975) % of population - urban 86% % of population - rurban)3 rural 2% - rural) NUTRITION (1977) EDUCATION (1976-1977) Calorie intake as % of requirements 84.9% Adult literacy rate