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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Nepal ranks 79 out of 105 countries in food security

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The EIU has come up with a new global food security index by considering three factors (corresponding weights in brackets): affordability (...

Crowding out of the private sector in fertilizer supply in Nepal

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Here is a classic case of distortion of incentives and ‘crowding out’ of private sector in fertilizer supply. Initially, when there was no ...
Sunday, August 5, 2012

Difference between farm price and wholesale price of fruits and veggies

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Here is an interesting piece about the lawlessness in Kalimati wholesale market for fruits and vegetables. Kantipur ’s Lokmani Rai reports ...
Friday, August 3, 2012

Impact of late monsoon and fertilizer fiasco on the Nepali economy

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It was published in Nepali Times, Issue #616 (03 AUG 2012 - 09 AUG 2012). Failure to yield Lack of fertiliser and delayed monsoon ar...
Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Humans are responsible for climate change: Berkeley Earth

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The latest analysis of land-surface temperature by Berkeley Earth shows that the rise in average world land temperature is approximately 1....
Saturday, July 28, 2012

Farmers get 40-50 percent of retail price of veggies

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The market distortion created by middlemen is not a surprise in a developing country like Nepal where the government lacks monitoring and su...
Thursday, July 26, 2012

NEPAL: What is in the Monetary Policy 2012/13 for you?

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As with previous tradition of brining out monetary policy after the fiscal budget is announced, Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the central bank o...