The Ukraine war and its food security implications in Nepal
Though declining in importance as Nepal undergoes structural transformation, agriculture still accounts for 23.9% of GDP and one in five people was employed in the sector with a larger share of women (33 percent) employed in agriculture than men (14.7 percent) (Labor survey of 2017-18). While not di...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | Inglés |
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2022
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141063 |
| Summary: | Though declining in importance as Nepal undergoes structural transformation, agriculture still accounts for 23.9% of GDP and one in five people was employed in the sector with a larger share of women (33 percent) employed in agriculture than men (14.7 percent) (Labor survey of 2017-18). While not directly employed in agriculture, approximately 60 percent of the population has some engagement with the sector. |
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