Research, Policy and Practice
Table 3 Attitude of local respondent farmers on grassland management in Madi valley of Chitwan, Nepal
From: Farmers' perceptions of grassland management in Magui Khola basin of Madi Chitwan, Nepal
Attributes | Bankatta | Khairahani | LR | CC | Chi.sq | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Social conflict | ||||||
 Yes | 25 (32.1) | 21 (26.9) | 0357 | 0.104 | .848 | p = 0.357 |
 No | 14 (17.9) | 18 (23.1) |  |  |  | |
Detrimental animal species | ||||||
 Buffalo | 16 (20.5) | 18 (23.1) | 0.209 | 0.052 | 0.209 | p = 0.048 |
 Goat | 23 (29.5) | 21 (26.9) |  |  |  | |
Herbage composition change after flooding | ||||||
 Yes | 21 (26.9) | 30 (38.5) | 0.236 | 4.66 | 4.59 | p = 0.032 |
 No | 18 (23.1) | 9 (11.5) |  |  |  | |
Dominant mixtures mosaics | ||||||
 Imperata-S. spontaneum | 36 (46.2) | 25 (32.1) | 0.718 | 0.323 | 9.101 | p < .003 |
 Imperata-S. spontaneum-S. benghalense | 3 (3.8) | 14 (17.9) |  |  |  | |
 Herbage recovery period (years)* | 2.69 | 2.62 | - |  |  | p = 0.482 |
Herbage similarities in newly formed pasture after flooding damage | ||||||
 Yes | 18 (23.1) | 29 (37.2) | 6.588 | 0.277 | 6.478, | p = 0.011 |
 No | 21(26.9) | 10 (12.8) |  |  |  | |
Main areas of riverine grassland conservation and management | ||||||
 Fodder cropping | 11(14.1) | 21(26.9) | 0.118 | 0.315 | 8.576 | p < 0.014 |
 Plantation trees | 10 (12.8) | 2 (2.6) |  |  |  | |
 River belt construction | 18 (23.1) | 16 (20.5) |  |  |  | |