Nepal, Aug. 17 -- Food, water and energy; these three were once considered to be the secret sauce to Nepal's economic growth, livelihoods and security. They are now the sources of new vulnerabilities that are deeply altering Nepal's social and economic landscape.

The abundance of water and energy, the pride of Nepal, is not being positioned to address food vulnerabilities. Instead, they are being repurposed for other things, in part because there is not enough attention being paid to the issue of food security. Nepal must rapidly address these vulnerabilities.

Growing food imports

Nepal remains a deeply agrarian economy with 61 percent of the population still working in the farming sector. Unfortunately, those working in agriculture ha...