Articles - Green Reports

Abstract

Climate change is a phenomenon that is unpleasantly affecting the world from its impact. The food system is an integrated accumulation of various social and cultural dimensions such as supply, processing, production, and so on. This study is designed to analyze the impact of the food system which was taken as an example from two remotely located ethnics of the Bagamati Province. The study is purposively taken in communities where food system is differently accelerated. The study shows that the climate change impact adversely affected the temperature, rainfall, social, economic patterns that influenced the food system. Selected Chepang and Tharu communities both were following substantial agricultural farming. Ongoing livelihoods are agriculture, livestock farming; and wage for both the community with huge diversity patterns noticed in the surveyed area. Erratic rainfall, heat increasing, dried water sources, excessive pest diseases and many climatical and social change has adversely affected the local food system. Climate phenomena not only displaced the traditional domestic practice, but also depending on market products captured and paralyzed the ecosystem of the community, as a result, the food system cycle is too much centered-on market and coping patterns are challenging food system due to climate change effect. Farmers and local governments have inadequate knowledge on climatical phenomena. Research and policy level advocacy based on real data is necessary at the present time. Environmental priority is the need for the study areas, local practice and culture are still unique, and it should be protected to manage sustainable development. The local planning process needs a priority on top for climate change management and a sustainable food system.