Three famrers feted with President Award

Parbat / November 19: Three farmers of Parbat district were honoured with the President District Level Farmer Award.

The recipients of the award presented by the District Agriculture Development Office and District Livestock Office are orange-producer farmer Naru Paija of Shalija VDC, pig-keeper farmer Prem Bahadur Gurung of Kushma municipality and coffee-producer farmer Bhawani Prasad Sharma of Karkineta VDC.

The award to each farmer carries a purse of Rs 10,000 along with a letter of appreciation and shawl.
The farmers were feted on the occasion of the 35th World Food Day. Some 49 farmers of the district had submitted their applications for the award.

Likewise, winner students of secondary-level essay writing competition on the topic ‘Agriculture and social security; commitment for poverty reduction’ were awarded on the same occasion. RSS