Cyclone Nargis enough left over to sell on the market. Since Nargis hit right around harvest, a rice shortage and famine could result. The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization estimated that Nargis impacted 65% of the country's paddies. They feel that the situation would be "devastating... if the recent disaster results in severe rice shortages." This might exacerbate the crisis already occurring, but it could be partially alleviated if fall and late summer harvests were good. Myanmar had since appealed for aid to assist with getting the rice planted, as its farmers had a 40- to 50-day window of opportunity before
Nargis Ali Women's Caucus in the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. She also joined a resolution to declare July 8 as Charity Day in honour of Abdul Sattar Edhi. In May 2018, Ali quit PTI and joined Pakistan Muslim League (Q). Nargis Ali Nargis Ali (; born 1 January 1965) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from May 2013 to May 2018. Ali was born on 1 January 1965.<ref name="pakp/profile"></ref> She has a Bachelor of Education degree. She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Pakistan