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		<title>Drought in the grain basket: A silent agricultural crisis in Nepal’s Madhesh Province </title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/cryosphere-water-risks/drought-in-the-grain-basket-a-silent-agricultural-crisis-in-nepals-madhesh-province/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sravan Shrestha]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 09:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Drought]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[In Nepal’s Madhesh Province, widely known as the nation’s ‘Grain Basket’, an unprecedented monsoon failure in July 2025 has led to a severe drought, disrupting rice transplantation and threatening food security. ICIMOD’s Earth Observation analysis reveals over 40% of rice fields under stress, with potential losses of up to 450,000 metric tons, posing a nationwide economic and food crisis. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>ICIMOD partners with the World Food Programme to strengthen food security in the mountains</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/directorate/icimod-partners-with-the-world-food-programme-to-strengthen-food-security-in-the-mountains/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Udayan Mishra]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 07:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[With the impact of temperature rise on water availability set to compound already high levels of food insecurity in the region, ICIMOD has partnered with the World Food Programme (WFP) to protect vulnerable communities in the region. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Energising Agriculture in the Hindu Kush Himalaya </title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/transforming-livelihoods/energising-agriculture-in-the-hindu-kush-himalaya/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jan Erik]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 05:22:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Economies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[A tiny fraction of Nepal’s energy is used in agriculture. Harnessing renewables could be a game-changer for millions of farmers, writes Jan-Erik Studsrød, Counsellor for Energy and Climate at the Royal Norwegian Embassy, Kathmandu. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Unveiling stories of resilience in Dailekh, Nepal </title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/transforming-livelihoods/unveiling-stories-of-resilience-in-dailekh-nepal/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bidhya Poudel Chettri]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 05:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Economies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GRAPE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green economy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Young researcher and ICIMOD / GRAPE Embrace Equity Grant recipient Bidhya Poudel Chhetri chronicles the challenges and opportunities for women agriculturalists in the far west of Nepal ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The win-win of phasing out farming chemicals in Surkhet </title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/transforming-livelihoods/the-win-win-of-phasing-out-farming-chemicals-in-surkhet/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shankar Neupane]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 04:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Economies]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Farmer Laxmi Thapa worried that ditching chemical fertilisers and pesticides would hit her bottom-line. With the help of GRAPE, her input costs have dropped, while her yield, and health, have leapt.  ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Youth in agroecology: a new generation leverages climate resilience in agriculture</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/transforming-livelihoods/youth-in-agroecology-a-new-generation-leverages-climate-resilience-in-agriculture/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rajendra Dhakal]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2024 11:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Farming requires perseverance and hard work at the best of times. Now with the effects of climate change firmly embedded in many places across the HKH region, farming communities need to become resilient to these impacts.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Record low snowfall sounds alarm for water security in the Hindu Kush Himalaya</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/cryosphere-water-risks/cryosphere-water-record-low-snowfall-sounds-alarm-for-water-security-in-the-hindu-kush-himalaya/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Arshini Saikia]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2024 04:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mountain peaks in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region – usually capped in a white blanket of snow in the winter – remain noticeably bare this year, particularly in the western Himalayas. This winter has been very unusual, with little or no snowfall throughout the region. Farmers are understandably concerned, as low snowfall has a direct and severe impact on agriculture. This is particularly acute for the HKH region which is heavily dependent on agriculture.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Cultivating change in a changing climate: Local farmers transforming agriculture in western Nepal</title>
		<link>https://blog.icimod.org/transforming-livelihoods/cultivating-change-in-a-changing-climate-local-farmers-transforming-agriculture-in-western-nepal/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sunayana Basnet]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2023 06:19:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Drought, extreme weather events, and shifting pest and disease patterns are some of the challenges posed by a changing climate that affect farmers all over the HKH. One such farmer is Puna Rawat Bhandari, 31, from Dailekh District, in western Nepal, where she plays a vital role as a local resource person at the Community Learning Centre in Bhandaritol, Ward 4, Dullu Municipality.]]></description>
		
		
		
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