Central Department of Rural Development

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Tribhuvan University

Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal

Highlights

Thematic Research Areas

1. Remittance

  • Role of remittance in entrepreneurship development, agricultural transformation, opening new ventures of investment, economic contribution, job creation.
  • Impact of remittance on rural livelihood, agriculture, family relation and so on……..

2. Climate Change

  • Agriculture production, land use pattern, resource use pattern, adaptation and livelihood strategy and so on….
  • Natural disaster management, resource conflict, comparative study of community forest management…

3. Tourism

  • Contribution of various types of tourism like eco-tourism, agriculture tourism, sports tourism, mountaineering tourism, adventure tourism, home-stay tourism for rural developments
  • Study on virgin tourism products with their prospects.

4. Agriculture

  • Land use pattern ,farm management practice, commercial farming of crops and vegetables, organic farming, pest management practice, effects of climate change and migration, food security status
  • Agriculture infrastructure development, marketing of agriculture products, value chain in agriculture marketing.
  • Commercialization of livestock rearing like bee-keeping, poultry farming, fishery etc.

5. Energy and Technology

  • Contribution of RETs in various dimensions of rural development like agriculture, irrigation, agriculture mechanization, sustainable tourism promotion, processing and storage of agriculture products, forest conservation , entrepreneurship development, health improvement etc.
  • Contribution of micro hydro, ICS, bio-briquettes, improved mills, and other rural technology in promoting rural livelihood, income generation, opening new ventures of investment and strengthening rural economy.
  • Role of mass communication in rural development like promotion of rural products, awareness raising……..

6. Local Governance

  • Role of local bodies, CBOs, civil society , local NGOs in enhancing good governance
  • Fiscal decentralization practice, challenges and prospects for rural development.
  • Resource and fund mobilization practice of local bodies
  • Local development planning: practice ,challenges and issues
  • Public service delivery of local bodies, Public hearing
  • Participation of women, children and other disadvantaged groups in decision making process of local bodies, practice of inclusive development.
  • Monitoring and evaluation practice of local bodies

7. Community Development 

  • Role of indigenous and induced CBOs, NGOs in social mobilization, community empowerment, gender empowerment leadership development, capacity enhancement etc.
  • Comparative study of community development process between………..

8. Rural Finance

  • Contribution of rural finance in alleviating poverty, generating new venture of investment, opening new business and job opportunity and income generation, promoting rural economy
  • Promotion of entrepreneurship development opportunity, increasing accessibility of credit 

9. Natural Resource Management 

  • Assessing the practices of water management, wetland management, forest management , land management,
  • Contribution of natural resources like forest products, water, minerals in rural livelihood
  • possible conflict in NRM, effects of climate change and natural disasters in NRM,

10. Co-operatives and Financial Institutions

  • Contribution of cooperatives and other financial institution in various aspects of rural development like income generation, economic empowerment, employment creation, strengthening of rural economy.
  • Problems and prospects of rural cooperatives and other financial institutions in mobilizing local resources,

11. Social and Cultural Issues on Rural Development 

  • Assessing the inclusion, gender equality, participation, empowerment of backward and disadvantaged community in social, economic and political institution.
  • Comparative study on livelihood strategy of indigenous community like Kusunda, Bote, Raute
  • Assessment of certain ill social practices like un-touchability, exclusion, social discrimination……
  • Assessing the status and accessibility of rural people in health, education, sanitation…..
  • Role of women in economic development like micro-enterprises, small scale industries, agriculture, natural resources management……….

12. Policy Analysis

  • Analysis of some rural essential rural development related Acts and Policies like LSGA-1998, Tourism Policy, Agriculture related policy, cooperative development related policy and so on………