KATHMANDU — Ram Prasad Paudel of Maramche village in Nepal’s Gandaki province decided not to grow maize on his farm this spring. He opted for green vegetables, instead. “But I am not sure if the vegetables will survive,” says the 70-something Paudel. Maramche sits in the Gandaki region of the country, often called ‘Nepal’s Cherapunji’. … Continue reading Monkeys, porcupines team up to destroy crops, Nepal’s farmers say