BADHAIYATAL, NEPAL – In 2023, Jagdish Tharus Farm produced three times more rice than expected. At a time of dry springs and persistent drought in this agricultural area, this success surprised Tharu – and his neighbors too. Seeing tall weeds growing in the fields, they predicted that Tharu’s field would produce at most 12 hundredweight … Read more
KATHMANDU, NEPAL – Four years after a pandemic upended Nepal’s media sector and wiped out more than two-thirds of the country’s print, radio and television jobs, work for journalists remains scarce. Many people’s pay cuts have not been reinstated – some journalists are even fighting in court for the wages they are entitled to. In … Read more
UPPER DOLPA, NEPAL – For three years, the Nepalese government has stopped delivering rice to parts of Upper Dolpa, a district bordering China. Therefore, people here have to walk four to nine days to buy rice at the market, at prices that most cannot afford. Rice costs 150 Nepalese rupees per kilogram (US$0.50 per pound) … Read more