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MANILA, PHILIPPINES (7 October 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $125 million financing package to provide long-term sustainable solutions to increase year-round access to irrigation water in rural communities in Rautahat and Sarlahi districts in Madhesh Province, Nepal. The financing package comprises a $110 million concessional loan and a $15 million...
Bajura, Sept. 23: Farmers of Swamikartik Khapar Rural Municipality in the north-east part of the district have earned more than Rs. 10 million by selling apples this year. Out of 2,400 households in Swamikartik Khapar Rural Municipality, 1,800 households have earned more than Rs. 10 million by selling apples this year. Uttam Shahi, a farmer...
Kathmandu, Sept 12: Export of Nepal-grown vegetables to Qatar commenced from today. Around 2,000 kilogrammes vegetables produced within Dakshinkali Municipality of Kathmandu was supplied to Qatar in the first phase under the Agriculture Programme with support from China Foundation for Rural Development (CFRD) Nepal Office, said Mohan Basnet, Mayor of Dakshinkali Municipality. “We handed over...
Kathmandu: Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development, Ram Nath Adhikari, has instructed the ministry officials to collect details of agricultural losses due to recent monsoon-induced disasters and to come up with additional strategies to address the situation. During an emergency meeting held today at the Ministry, the Minister demanded the prompt collection of the details...
The Potato Zone Development Program has been introduced in Mustang for the current fiscal year. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development implemented this program in Mustang for the fiscal year 2024/25, aiming to increase potato production and productivity, reduce imports, and support food security. Netra Prasad Bhatta, head of the project implementation unit in...
Kathmandu, August 17: The country recorded around 98 percent paddy plantation this year. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, nearly 1.3 million hectares of land was cultivated with paddy. In the last fiscal year, there was only 90 percent paddy plantation till Mid-August. So, the plantation was increased by eight percent this...
Ilam, July 6: How much onion does a farmer produce? In general, it is customary to plant onions only for household consumption in the villages. However, farmers in Ilam have shown that if the onion is cultivated commercially, good income can be obtained from it. This year, many farmers in the district have cultivated onions commercially....
KATHMANDU, May 25: Finance Minister Barsha Man Pun has announced that Nepal will celebrate the decade from 2024 to 2034 as the Decade of Agriculture to increase investment in agriculture. Presenting the budget for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25 in the joint session of the Federal Parliament on Tuesday, Finance Minister Pun said that the...
