The Government of Nepal has launched a series of programmatic frameworks in the food and agriculture sectors that will help the country transform its agrifood systems, making them more resilient and sustainable for the benefit of all people in Nepal, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)
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