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How climate change had changed the management of agriculture in Nepal.
2. Literature Review
2.1. Overview of Climate Change
Climate change is defined as a significant change in the value of a meteorological element (such as temperature or certain amount of precipitation) during the period of time or periods of a decade (eg. Maunder 1992, Kim, nd). It significantly affects the agriculture and climate dependent crop yields (Kim, 2014). Lybbert (2011) mentions that climate change will considerably influence the agricultural tradition, which varies by location of geographical regions. It is not only impacts the agricultural productivity, but also in livestock and biological changes such as flower blooming, planting period, season of harvesting and time shifting for cultivation (Kim, 2014). It degrades the quality of products during the period of time, which impacts the overall social-economic life of the people (Kim, 2014). Rice planting is completely relying on summer rainfall, which could shortly shift between ‘dry’ and ‘wet’ states (Bartlett et al., 2010). According to Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, the average temperate rising rate is 0.06oC each year this could have serious impact the cultivation system (Sapkota et al., 2010). Bartlett et al (2010) uses an observation method to observe the variability of temperature in the Mid-Hills region of Nepal.

2.2 Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture Production
Malla (2008) argues that the continuous raise in temperature and changing pattern of monsoon decrease the production. It also increases the drought in the soil and reducing the quality of crop yields (Malla, 2008). Similarly, rice production is vulnerably affected because the production pro...

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...008. Climate change and its impact on Nepalese agriculture. The Journal of Agriculture and Environment, 9, pp.62-71.
Malla, G., 2008. Climate change and its impact on nepalese agriculture. The Journal of Agriculture and Environment, 9, pp.62-71.
Maunder, S.E.I.a.W.J., 1992. Dictionary of Global Climate Change. London: UCL Press.
Pradhan, P.K., Bucek, J. & Razin, E., 2013. Geography of Governance: Dynamics for Local Development. International Geographical Union Commission on Geography of Governance (IGUC/GOG).
Raymond, C.M. & Spoehr, J., 2013. The accetability of climate change in agricultural communities: Comparing responses across variability and change. Journal of Environmental Management, 115, pp.69-77.
Sapkota, S. et al., 2010. Effect of Climate Change on Rice Production: A case of Six VDCs in Jumla District. Nepal Journal of Science and Technology, 11, pp.57-62.

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