epa11436026 A Nepalese farmer holds a bundle of rice saplings to be planted during the beginning of the monsoon season in the Tinpiple village, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, 25 June 2024. The annual monsoon season in Nepal normally begins in mid-June, lasting until the end of August or early September. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and...

epa11436029 A Nepalese farmer prepares to plant rice saplings in a terraced paddy field during the beginning of the monsoon season in the Tinpiple village, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, 25 June 2024. The annual monsoon season in Nepal normally begins in mid-June, lasting until the end of August or early September. According to the Ministry of...

epa11436017 Nepalese farmers plant rice saplings in terraced paddy fields during the beginning of the monsoon season in the Tinpiple village, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, 25 June 2024. The annual monsoon season in Nepal normally begins in mid-June, lasting until the end of August or early September. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and...