Parallel Information: The Right to Adequate Food in Nepal Article 11, ICESCR FIAN Nepal August 2014, Kathmandu Imprint Published by: FIAN Nepal Kupondole, Lalitpur, P. O. Box: 11363 Nepal email:
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[email protected] http://www.fian.org Edited by: Yubraj Koirala, Dip Magar, Basanta Adhikari, Sarba Raj Khadka, Tilak Adhikari, Ana Maria Suarez Franco, Sabine Pabst, Alison Graham Layout: Suman Piya Cover photo: A woman with a baby in her back, assisted by another girl are busy plucking up tender leaves/buds from a stinging nettle plant. People in some parts of Nepal, mainly in the rural areas of hills, depend on these types of neglected plant resources that are grown naturally in and around the agricultural lands, wasted lands, close to water sources and forest areas. Photo by: Rajendra Kumar Basnet Kindly supported by Misereor and Bread for the World Parallel Information The Right to Adequate Food in Nepal (Article 11, ICESCR) FIAN Nepal August 2014, Kathmandu Parallel Information: The right to adequate food in Nepal, (Article 11, ICESCR) ii Abbreviations ADS : Agriculture Development Strategy AVR : Antiretroviral CBS : Central Bureau of Statistics CESCR : Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights CEDAW : Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women CSO : Civil Society Organisations DAO : District Administration Office DFID : Department of International Development DANIDA : Danish International Development