ICT brought hope for women entrepreneurs all over the world but in an emerging economy like that of Nepal, women mostly serve as micro- entrepreneurs and face everyday challenges of whether to be an "opportunity" entrepreneur or remain a "necessity…
Mountain-route tourism is regarded as the best way to attract tourists who wish to engage in various activities close to nature. It has been providing business opportunities to the lowincome people living in the mountain region and contributing to…
Sustainable business practices (SBPs) offerseveral positive outcomes for the firms and alongside firms are receiving significant level of support at policy level and operational level from different partners. Despite this, the adoption has been low…
This policy paper critically examines the evolution, effectiveness, and shortcomings of Nepal’s investment, industrial, and trade policies over the past nine decades. Despite various reforms and liberalization efforts, Nepal has failed to attract…
Nepal Trade Integration Strategy is one of the prominent steps taken by Government of Nepal to identify and increase the export base of products having comparative advantage. Although tea was identified in every version of NTIS, the performance of…
Tea is one of the major exportable agricultural commodities of Nepal. This study explores the implications of Nepal’s accession to WTO in the tea trade with objectives of identifying potential opportunities and challenges. The study was conducted in…
Based on primary data of 473 lentil farmers and 155 lentil traders selected randomly, the study was designed to analyze lentils farm profitability, efficiency, commodity value chain, market structure and marketing efficiency. Also, secondary data…
The study was conducted to investigate how food traders have perceived the impact of membership of WTO on trade of major food commodities of Nepal. To achieve this objective, primary data was collected from major food traders and key informants of…
Inadequate trade infrastructure and recent export bans imposed by the largest trading partner India in major food staples has resulted in a high risk of food insecurity in Nepal. This study examines the potential adjustments to be made in Nepal's…
This study uses both qualitative case study method and quantitative survey design to understand the existing digital landscape of trade in Nepal. The study carried in two custom points Kerung and Sunauli border shows that proper digital border…