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- ↑ "Welcome to Nepal Food Corporation - Government of Nepal Undertaking". Archived from the original on 2015-10-31. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
- ↑ "NFC sends rice to Baitadi in view of festival". Kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ↑ "The Kathmandu Post | Read online latest news and articles from Nepal". Kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ↑ "Food stock adequate for festivals, assures Nepal Food Corporation". The Himalayan Times . October 9, 2015.
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