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Situation report on Nepal’s agrifood systems : July 2023 by Kumar, A., Palikhe, A., Maharjan, N.K., Adhikar, M., Gupta, S., Minot, Nicholas, Dorosh, Paul A., Kishore, Avinash, Koirala, Pankaj, Krupnik, Timothy J.

“…In June 2023, Nepal witnessed a slight increase in the prices of food and beverages by 1.3 percent as compared to the previous month. …”
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Situation report on Nepal’s agrifood systems : January 2023 by Dorosh, Paul A., Minot, Nicholas, Kishore, Avinash, Saroj, Sunil, Krupnik, Timothy J.

“…The macroeconomic situation of Nepal remains largely stable. In the absence of new shocks, price fluctuations are likely to remain relatively small. …”
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Situation report on Nepal’s agrifood systems : April 2023 by Kishore, Avinash, Saroj, Sunil, Minot, Nicholas, Dorosh, Paul A., Parajuli, R.R., Krupnik, Timothy J.

“…Nepal’s agrifood system remained economically stable during March of 2023. …”
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Situation report on Nepal’s agrifood systems : May 2023 by Kishore, Avinash, Minot, Nicholas, Parajuli, R.R., Koirala, Pankaj, Krupnik, Timothy J.

“…In April 2023, Nepal experienced high prices for both food and non-food items. …”
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Situation report on Nepal’s agrifood systems : February 2023 by Minot, Nicholas, Dorosh, Paul A., Kishore, Avinash, Saroj, Sunil, Krupnik, Timothy J.

“…Our assessment of the status of the agri-food system in Nepal during February of 2023 is ‘green’, with data suggesting that prices have remained relatively stable or have followed expected seasonal trends that are unlikely to have caused unusual challenges for smallholder farmers and poor consumers. …”
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Situation report on Nepal’s agrifood systems : June 2023 by Kumar, A., Kishore, Avinash, Minot, Nicholas, Dorosh, Paul A., Saroj, Sunil, Koirala, Pankaj, Krupnik, Timothy J.

“…Data from May indicates a persistent trend of modest price increases in Nepal. Year-on-year inflation for food and beverage prices was recorded at 5.5 percent, which, though lower compared to 6.9 percent in the previous month and significantly less than in April and May 2022, still denotes an escalation in food prices from an already elevated base. …”
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Taking a systems approach to groundwater governance in Nepal by Uprety, Labisha

“…These questions are not asked enough in Nepal but could be the key to sustainable groundwater management. …”
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Situation report on Nepal’s agrifood systems: August 2023 by Kumar, A., Palikhe, A., Maharjan, N.K., Adhikari, M., Gupta, S., Minot, Nicholas, Dorosh, Paul A., Kishore, Avinash, Koirala, Pankaj, Krupnik, Timothy J.

“…Inflation continues to drive moderately high food costs: In July of 2023, Nepal’s GDP projections were adjusted downward for 2023/24 (i.e., Nepali year 2080/81)1. …”
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Situation report on Nepal’s agrifood systems: September 2023 by Palikhe, A., Maharjan, N.K., Kumar, A., Adhikari, M., Gupta, S., Minot, Nicholas, Dorosh, Paul A., Kishore, Avinash, Koirala, Pankaj, Krupnik, Timothy J.

“…Overall assessment: Nepal’s agrifood systems remained largely stable with moderately higher year-on-year inflation of 7.5 percent in August 2023 against the target of 6.5 percent. …”
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The puzzle of solar lift irrigation in Nepal’s mid-hills by Shrestha, Shisher, Neupane, Nilhari, Joshi, Ritavrat, Khadka, Manohara

“…The mid-hills of Nepal account for 68% of the country’s total area[1] and 56% of its arable land. …”
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How to analyse the enabling environment for designing your intervention by Minh, Thai Thi, Ofosu, Abena

“…Through analyzing policies and interventions and exploring the context, enabling environment analysis assesses the current situation that influences the design and impact of the scaling investments and supports.…”
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Food Safety Awareness, Food Policies, and Gender in Nepal by Gurung, Rita K.

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Situation report on Nepal’s agrifood systems: November 2023 by Palikhe, A., Gupta, S., Maharjan, N.K., Adhikari, M., Kumar, A., Minot, Nicholas, Koirala, Pankaj, Krupnik, Timothy J.

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Situation report on Nepal’s agrifood systems: December 2023 by Palikhe, A., Gupta, S., Maharjan, N.K., Adhikari, M., Kumar, A., Minot, Nicholas, Koirala, P., Koirala, Pankaj

“…In November 2023, the year-on-year Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) in Nepal stood at 5.4 percent. Compared to September-October, a modest decline of 0.22 percent was observed compared to the CPI in October-November. …”
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Food markets in Banke, Nepal: Retail shop characteristics by Bi, Afrin Zainab, Gupta, Ishika, Mahida, Darshanaben, Isanovic, Sejla, Boncyk, Morgan, Kabir, A.N.M. Faijul, Choudhury, Samira, Veettil, Prakashan Chellattan

“…The Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia (TAFSSA) district agrifood systems assessment aims to provide a reliable, accessible, and integrated evidence base that links farm production, market access, dietary patterns, climate risk responses, and natural resource management in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. It is designed to be a multi-year assessment. …”
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Food markets in Surkhet, Nepal: Retail shop characteristics by Bi, Afrin Zainab, Gupta, Ishika, Mahida, Darshanaben, Isanovic, Sejla, Boncyk, Morgan, Kabir, A.N.M. Faijul, Choudhury, Samira, Veettil, Prakashan Chellattan

“…The Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia (TAFSSA) district agrifood systems assessment aims to provide a reliable, accessible, and integrated evidence base that links farm production, market access, dietary patterns, climate risk responses, and natural resource management in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. It is designed to be a multi-year assessment. …”
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Extension materials on fodder management for the mid-hills of Nepal by Pande, R.S., Kafle, Sagar, Cheesman, Stephanie

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Agricultural transformation in Nepal: Trends, prospects, and policy options by Thapa, Ganesh, Kumar, Anjani, Joshi, Pramod Kumar

“…Table of Contents: 1 Introduction Part I Macro-issues in Agriculture 2 Structural Transformation and Growth: Whither Agriculture in Nepal 3 The Role of Agriculture in Poverty Reduction in Nepal 4 Household Food Expenditure, Dietary Diversity, and Child Nutrition in Nepal 5 Food Inflation in Nepal and Its Implications 6 Climate Change Impact on Agricultural Sector of Nepal: Implications for Adaptation and Resilience Building Part II Productivity Growth and Its Drivers 7 Food Demand System and Projections to 2035: Nepal 8 Seed Sector Development in Nepal: Opportunities and Options for Improvement 9 Use of Chemical Fertilizers in Nepal-Issues and Implications 10 Agricultural Mechanization in Nepal-Patterns, Impacts, and Enabling Strategies for Promotion 11 Agricultural Research and Extension System in Nepal: An Organizational Review Part III Agricultural Diversification 12 Agricultural Diversification in Nepal 13 Non-timber Forest Products (NTFP) and Agro-forestry Subsectors: Potential for Growth and Contribution in Agriculture Development 14 Impact of Migration and Remittances on Agriculture: A Micro-Macro-analysis Part IV Agricultural Trade and Marketing 15 Trends, Structure and Drivers of Nepal’s Agricultural Trade 16 Agricultural Marketing and High-Value Chains: Enhanced Role for Private Sector Towards Value Chain Integration Part V Agricultural Trade and Marketing 17 Agrarian Relations, Institutions, and Land Reform in Nepal 18 Agricultural Credit and Insurance in Nepal: Coverage, Issues, and Opportunities 19 Nepal’s Changing Governance Structure and Implications for Agricultural Development Part VI The Policy Agenda 20 Concluding Chapter: The Policy Agenda…”
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The Ukraine war and its food security implications in Nepal by Bhatta, Astha

“…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). …”
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Deforestation and smallholder income: Evidence from remittances to Nepal by Li, Man, Zhang, Wei, Guo, Zhe, Bhandary, Prapti

“…This article examines the effect of remittance income on deforestation in Nepal during 2001–2010 using satellite-based land use data and a nationwide household survey. …”
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