Farming practices in Nepal lack progress, with continued low crop yields and heavy reliance on seasonal rainfalls.

Foreign aid decline will threaten Nepal’s SDG goals and graduation from the LDC status.

Nepal has ratified the 2011 UN Convention Against Corruption, so the government should take all measures to fight corruption.

The inauguration of Prime Minister KP Oli comes with high hopes, and anticipation that the government will take swift measures to usher transformational economic growth, national development, and political reform anchored on the new constitution.

Experience from cyclone Nargis shows that coordination between govt and donors is key