Agriculture Sector Faces Structural and Environmental Crisis Amidst Disasters
Summary
Nepal’s agriculture sector is facing a structural and environmental crisis as floods, landslides and droughts repeatedly destroy crops and farmland while the government lacks integrated damage data and a clear relief plan. Farmers are calling for an Agriculture Act, mandatory insurance, better disaster compensation and stronger local-level food self-sufficiency.
Key Points
- Natural disasters have caused major losses to Nepal’s agriculture sector, but the government still lacks accurate integrated damage records and a clear compensation system.
- The article argues that an Agriculture Act is urgently needed to establish legal accountability, farmer registration and a framework for disaster relief and compensation.
- Climate change is worsening floods, landslides and droughts, and the author says Nepal should demand climate justice using better damage data and modern technology such as satellite mapping.
- Federal restructuring has weakened the agriculture extension system, and the article calls for stronger local agricultural laws, insurance, and food self-sufficiency at the local level.
