## Nepal: Selected Issues

_IMF Staff Country Reports, May 4, 2023_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: May 4, 2023
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400241413.002

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### Model and scope
- Utilizes a new macro-model capturing food insecurity, migration and trade in Nepal.
- Analyzes district-level differences in prevalence of food insecurity and the effects of climate shocks, persistent climate-change, and migration dynamics.

### Key findings
- Low yields and remoteness explain a majority of the difference in prevalence of food insecurity across districts in Nepal.
- Both climate shocks and persistent climate-change increase food insecurity and disproportionately harm the most vulnerable.
- Lower wages in migrant destinations would reduce remittances, increase food insecurity and lower welfare.
- Persistent climate change will lower welfare, increase food insecurity, and increase migration.
- Agricultural productivity is identified as a key determinant of food security.

### Quantified policy options and impacts
- The paper quantifies the impact of a number of policy options to address food insecurity and climate change, including:
  - Cash transfers.
  - Better infrastructure.
  - Improved agricultural productivity.

### Policy lessons and recommendations
- Given the central role of agricultural productivity for food security, Nepal can learn from other countries’ policies, including:
  - Agricultural extension.
  - Improved community water management techniques.
  - Climate resilient agriculture in line with the National Adaptation Plan.

*Source: Nepal: Selected Issues*

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- **Nepal: Selected Issues; IMF Country Report No. 23/159; April 12, 2023**
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_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2023/05/04/nepal-selected-issues-533078_