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“Nearly One-Quarter of the Population Lives on Less than USD 1 per Day”
Nepal suffers from chronic food insecurity, severe and recurrent natural disasters, poor health and sanitation infrastructure, and water and energy scarcity. These factors combined with political instability and civil unrest result in a dire humanita...
FAO, (2010)
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Arsenic Threat and Irrigation Management in Nepal - Preliminary Findings from the Narayani Irrigation Command Area
Nepal requires the management of medium to large irrigation systems to be modernized. Low water use efficiency, low level of collection of irrigation service fees, deteriorating stage of basic infrastructure of many agency managed irrigation systems,...
FAO, (2004)
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Crop Situation Update - A joint assessment of 2011 summer crops and outlook of 2011/12 winter crops
Crop situation update is prepared by a joint mission of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MoAC), the World Food Program (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The update is prepared twice a year (for summer as w...
WFP, FAO, MOAC, (2012)
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Executive Brief Nepal Earthquakes (April 2015)
Highlights:
1. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on 25 April with dire humanitarian consequences: millions of people are affected in 39 districts of Western and Central Regions, out of 75 districts countrywide.
2. Although agricultural damage...
FAO, (2015)
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Executive Brief Nepal Earthquakes (June 2015)
Hightlights:
1.FAO is supporting Government-led efforts to address food security and livelihood needs in six districts most severely affected by the earthquakes: Nuwakot, Dhading, Gorkha, Rasuwa, Dolakha and Sindhupalchowk.
2. The Nepal Food Securi...
FAO, (2015)
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FAO Nepal News Bulletin Bi-monthly Number 02– March, 2015 (Prepress edited copy)
Highlights:
1. Experts emphasize on strengthening forest tenure for sustaining livelihoods
2. Regional Workshop on Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management
3. Policy assistance for Biosecure food security
4. Avian Influenza status in Nepal
5. Di...
FAO, (2015)
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FAO Nepal News Bulletin Number 01-January 2015
Highlights:
1. Zero Hunger Challenge Initiatives launched in Nepal
2. Nepal observes 34th World Food Day-2014
3. Building capacity of farmers to achieve food security and nutrition
4. Nepal identifies challenges and opportunities for improved Gov...
FAO, (2015)
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FAO Nepal News Bulletin Number 03– May 2015
This monthly issue of May contents are:
1. Devastating earthquakes increase the threat of food insecurity in Nepal
2. Italy provides EUR 400 000 to help earthquake-affected farmers in Nepal
3. Houses collapsed and stores of grain are buried
4. Am...
FAO, (2015)
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GIEWS Country Brief Nepal
The most affected areas are where wheat and barley play an important role in household food security; Early prospects favourable for 2010 wheat crop, 2009 cereal harvest estimated at below 2008 level, Higher cereal imports in 2009/10, Rice prices ha...
GIEWS/FAO, (2010)
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Implications of the WTO Membership on the Nepalese Agriculture
Following years of negotiations, Nepal was offered WTO Membership in September 2003 during the fourth WTO Ministerial at Cancun, Mexico. Nepal became 147th Member of the WTO on 23 April 2004 after ratifying the Membership. The WTO Agreements cover a...
GoN, FAO, UNDP, (2004)
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