A Humla boy is collecting grass to feed his pets for snow covered season.

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Karnali district specially above Simikot valley almost half of the year covered by snows and there is no more rice paddy for enough food supply, is known as food scarcity remote area, FAO and World Food Program distributed rice as "Work for Food" program. Half a year they put their cows inside the house fed by collected hey and foods, all the streams have been frozen in this cold season. Most of the peoples are poor and appears wrinkles in their face. Special food is rice from Kathmandu, Nepaljung and Tibet but locally harvested Humla rice is insufficient. Some degree holders have started apple farming in the huge field of Jumla as a social youth promoter. In the right time Nepalese youths pouring Middle East for the low paid jobs.

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Location: Kermi village, Kermi, Humla, Karnali, Nepal, South Asia.
Photo credit: © Prakash Khadka / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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