Surkhet farmers want compensation for locust devastation

Maize planted in around 3,500 ropanis of land was destroyed in locust attacks in June and July but authorities are yet to come forward to help farmers survive the ordeal.

When Mankali Sunar first heard reports that locust swarms were making their way into Nepal after eating their way through vast tracts of farmland in India, she hadn’t imagined the insects would reach her fields.