Food Shortage Risk Due to Floods: How to Avert the Crisis?

What preparations are necessary to address the potential food shortage following the floods and to prevent a crisis? The devastating floods in Bhadra (August-September) have swept away approximately 1,800 hectares of arable land in districts such as Rasuwa, Nuwakot, and Dhading, according to preliminary government estimates. This has caused significant damage to agricultural production, heightening the risk of food shortages in these areas.

The damage to road infrastructure caused by floods and landslides has disrupted supply chains, further exacerbating food security risks in the affected regions. What measures should be taken in such a situation? For “BBC Haathmalo,” Pratiksha Khanal has gathered information by interviewing Dr. Yamuna Ghale, expert member of the National Food and Nutrition Security Coordination Committee at the National Planning Commission, posing various questions on this subject.