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Paddy planting in Pokhara

Paddy planting in Pokhara

All photos: AMIT MACHAMASINational Paddy Planting Day or Dhan Diwas is a celebration across the country. It is an even bigger deal here in…

Post-monsoon rain ruins Nepal’s crops

Post-monsoon rain ruins Nepal’s crops

Photos: RSSStill reeling from a disastrous monsoon season, Nepal has been hit with unseasonal downpours that have dumped more rain on rice crops…

Nepal marks rice planting day

Nepal marks rice planting day

Farming communities across Nepal came out by their hundreds of thousands to transplant rice seedings on Tuesday, which is officially National…

Are Nepalis really eating more rice?

Are Nepalis really eating more rice?

Nepal’s population has not increased by that much more in the past year, and a favourable monsoon increased paddy harvests. Yet, Nepal’s import…

Are Nepalis really eating more rice?

Are Nepalis really eating more rice?

Nepal’s population has not increased by that much more in the past year, and a favourable monsoon increased paddy harvests. Yet, Nepal’s import…

The superfoods of the Andes and the Himalaya

The superfoods of the Andes and the Himalaya

Amaranth cultivation in Jumla district in NepalPhotos: LI-BIRDThe nutritious grain that mountain peoples of the Americas and high Asia…

Satisfying trekker appetite for adventure

Satisfying trekker appetite for adventure

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZCkbAzZU4c&feature=youtu.beAn assortment of French cheeses, appetisers and wine sit atop a stately table…

Not so soon monsoon

Not so soon monsoon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aBw2nQHIJUThe monsoon this year has been delayed by more than two weeks, proving forecasters wrong. This has…

Nepal's rice economy

Nepal's rice economy

Bikram RaiEver since a picture posted on Facebook of Prime Minister K P Oli and his party co-chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal dining on red rice in the…