The importance of agriculture in Nepal
According to the World Bank, agriculture is the main source of food, income, and employment for the majority of people in Nepal.
- A Nepalese farmers adjusts her scarf while harvesting paddy in Chunnikhel, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. According to the World Bank, agriculture is the main source of food, income, and employment for the majority in Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
- Nepalese farmers harvest paddy in Chunnikhel, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. According to the World Bank, agriculture is the main source of food, income, and employment for the majority in Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
- Nepalese farmers harvest paddy in Chunnikhel, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. Agriculture is the main source of food, income, and employment for the majority of people in Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
- A Nepalese farmer takes a cigarette break while harvesting paddy in Chunnikhel, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. According to the World Bank, agriculture is the main source of food, income, and employment for the majority in Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
- A Nepalese farmer takes rest while harvesting paddy in Chunnikhel, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. Agriculture is the main source of food, income, and employment for the majority of people in Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
- A Nepalese village woman separates grain from chaff a after harvest in Chunnikhel on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. Agriculture is the main source of food, income, and employment for the majority of people in Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
- A shadow of a Nepalese farmer falls on a heap of grains as he separates it from chaff and dust after a harvest in Chunnikhel, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. According to the World Bank, agriculture is the main source of food, income, and employment for the majority in Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
- A flip flop of Nepalese farmer is seen as she separates grain from chaff a after harvest in Chunnikhel on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. Agriculture is the main source of food, income, and employment for the majority of people in Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
- A Nepalese farmer separates grain from chaff after a harvest in Chunnikhel, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. Agriculture is the main source of food, income, and employment for the majority of people in Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
- Nepalese farmers take a lunch break while harvesting paddy in Chunnikhel, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. According to the World Bank, agriculture is the main source of food, income, and employment for the majority in Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
- Nepalese farmers thresh paddy after harvesting it in Chunnikhel, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. According to the World Bank, agriculture is the main source of food, income, and employment for the majority in Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
- A Nepalese farmer piles up hay during paddy harvesting in Chunnikhel, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. According to the World Bank, agriculture is the main source of food, income, and employment for the majority in Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
- A Nepalese farmer drinks rice beer during a break while harvesting paddy in Chunnikhel, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. According to the World Bank, agriculture is the main source of food, income, and employment for the majority in Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)