Food Security in Nepal: An Overview from Policy Perspective

Abstract

: More than 20 countries including Nepal have the right to food enshrined in their constitutions . The article 36 of the constitution of Nepal-2015 broadly enlivens the essence of all the past, present and future policies of Nepal related to food security, food sovereignty, and food rights . The article and the essence of the constitution are in perfect synergy with the United Nations sustainable development goals-2015. Nepal’s policies on food, when implemented, are sufficient to guide the agricultural development to end hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition, and promote sustainability. The challenge has been to learn a lesson from the past and focus on the implementation of the numerous guiding policies to achieve the goals of the constitution.