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No jobs, few crops: Coronavirus and pests leave Nepal fearing hunger

Nepal and the coronavirus

Coronavirus has cippled Nepal's economy. Now their crops are under attack. Image: Reuters

Aadesh Subedi
Journalist, Reuters
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Rima Bhandari works in her field in Pyuthan, Nepal, July 11, 2020.
Rima Bhandari works in her field in Pyuthan, Nepal. Image: Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aadesh Subedi
A view of damage done to maize plants by armyworm in Krishna Prasad Jaisi's field in Pyuthan, Nepal, July 11, 2020.
Damage to maize plants caused by armyworm Image: Thomson Reuters Foundation/Aadesh Subedi
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