The people in Humla district in northwestern Nepal have suffered food shortages since the 1970s.
The
region perched at an altitude of 2,910 metres in the Himalayas
bordering the Tibetan Autonomous Region produces little food to support
the local population. The annual demand for food is 9,823 metric tonne,
but Humla was able to produce only 1,462 metric tonne during 2011-2012,
according to Nepal's government.
The
South Asian country's effort to provide food to Humla, one of the most
isolated regions in the world, has done more harm than good to the local
dwellers.
Many people blame the ongoing issues on the destruction of the residents' traditional way of life.
Al Jazeera's Subina Shrestha reports.
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