West Asia Tensions Ripple Through Nepal's Agriculture Sector, Exposing Deep-Rooted Vulnerabilities

Kathmandu. The geopolitical tensions escalating in West Asia are beginning to impact Nepal's agricultural sector. According to agricultural experts and economists, this conflict is starting to disrupt global supply chains.Experts analyze that Nepal's agricultural sector, already burdened by internal problems, is now caught in the vortex of an international crisis. Multifaceted impacts, ranging from fertilizer shortages and soaring transportation costs to sluggish exports and rising prices of modern agricultural inputs, are challenging Nepal's food security.This crisis has once again highlighted the dependency of the Nepali agricultural system. According to Ramkrishna Shrestha, Joint Secretary and Chief of the Agricultural Development Division...