Govt to act timely before Karnali people face starvation – Agricultural minister Gajurel
Jumla / March 8: Minister for Agricultural Development Haribol Gajurel today said that the government would take a timely step to find solution to the problem of the people of Karnali region facing starvation every year.
Gajurel was in Jumla to carry out a feasibility study on agriculture potentiality of various districts in the region and find solution to problems related to agriculture.
Meanwhile, minister Gajurel inaugurated an apple grading machine amid a programme in Jumla today.
Purchased at the cost of Rs 6.8 million by the ministry and District Agriculture Development Office, the machine was lying unused for want of electricity.
On the occasion, the minister said that the district could be developed as a pocket area for apple farming.
He also informed that the government would introduce a policy to celebrate 2073-74 fiscal year as a sapling production year and FY 2074-75 as a year to plant saplings of various plant species.
According to senior agriculture development officer Bishnu Bahadur Mahat, out of the total 3,182 hectares of land suitable for apple farming, only around 800 hectares have been used for the purpose. RSS