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13 Feb 2024 | GRAPE

Nepal Farmers Face Another Year of ‘Agricultural Drought’, Threatening Food Security

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Najboon Khatun looks up at the sky every day, searching for the possibility of rain. Clouds come and go without a drop of water. “Winter crops like wheat and vegetables need water, but like last year, there has been no rainfall yet,” says 65-year-old Khatun, expressing her anguish.

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