Kathmandu, Nov. 5 -- After last year's disaster, Nepal's agriculture sector has once again been battered by floods and inundations that caused extensive financial losses to farmers and the broader economy.

This year's heavy and erratic rains swept away crops across multiple provinces, heightening fears about the future of Nepal's fragile agricultural system.

Experts warn that the increasingly late and uneven monsoon rains are a worrying sign of growing climate instability.

Farmers across the country say the recurring cycle of drought during transplantation and rain during harvest has made farming paddy-Nepal's main cereal crop-an increasingly risky venture. The crisis has been compounded by chronic fertiliser shortages and rising produ...