Unexpected autumn rains dampen good paddy harvest hopes

Erratic and extreme weather patterns as a result of climate change have damaged paddy crops across the country, which could have a profound impact on Nepal’s economy.

On Saturday, just before Vijaya Dashami, the main day of the Dashain festival, Narayan Singh Saud of Bhimdatta Municipality of Kanchanpur district had harvested his paddy. With the festival over, he was planning to collect the paddy from the fields.