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![[Nepal] Most mountain districts, like Humla, pictured, are regarded as food deficit areas where agricultural production is very low lasting for less than five months. This mountain district of Humla, 750 km northwest of Kathmandu and lying at an altitude](https://assets.thenewhumanitarian.org/s3fs-public/styles/responsive_large_2x/public/images/200512121.jpg.webp?itok=_hCol_OA "Most mountain districts, like Humla, pictured, are regarded as food deficit areas. Humla has one of the worst food deficits in the country and the Human Development Index of the area is believed to be one of the lowest in the world")
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