This story was originally published by Nepali Times. An edited version is republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement. Kathmandu Valley, once known for its bumper harvests of ...

Nepal’s remote far western districts have always suffered from food insecurity, but this year saw a significant decline in rice harvest which is expected to increase outmigration and malnutrition. The ...

Nepalese farmers play with sludge as they plant paddy saplings in a field on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Nepalese farmers are celebrating "asar pandhra" Tuesday, the day ...

In this photo by Niranjan Shrestha, farmers play with sludge as they plant paddy saplings in a field outside Kathmandu, Nepal, on Asar Pandhra day. Nepalese farmers consider the day to be auspicious ...