Climate change in agriculture: Nepal food security at stake due to apathetic govt, unaware farmers

Chitra Sharma got married off to Solabang, Musikot municipality of the Rukum West district in Karnali some 15 years ago. If there is one thing that she still remembers about her early years in the place, it is the soil.

“This village was known for onion and radish cultivation; other vegetables would also grow easily,” Sharma says. Following the marriage, she also decided to engage herself full-time, as a commercial farmer. Three years down the line, she was known as a successful farmer among local traders and other stakeholders in the area.