Nepal stares at food deficit KATHMANDU: Food deficit is going to hit Nepali poor in the later half of this fiscal year. According to Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MoAC) there will be an acute shortage of over 7,00,000 metric tonnes (MT) of rice — a major staple... 04 Sep, 2009
Drought prompts emergency food operation Kathmandu, May 22 :The United Nations World Food Programme is planning its first ever emergency food operation in Nepal to counter a severe drought in the country’s northwestern hills and mountains.The three-month plan, likely to be approved at the... 22 May, 2006
