Sarlahi farmers finally home, but the fertiliser crisis remains

The arrest of Suresh Prasad Singh and Nagendra Prasad Singh while carrying fertiliser for personal use has renewed debate over Nepal’s failure to ensure timely supplies of vital farm inputs.

Two Nepali brothers who spent 38 days in an Indian jail after being arrested while carrying fertiliser home for their farm have been released on bail, bringing an end to a weeks-long legal ordeal that has drawn attention to Nepal's chronic fertiliser shortages.