Ten-year agriculture development strategic plan on effect

Kathmandu, Nov 20: The Ministry of Agriculture Development has brought into effect the agro development perspective plan.

Minister for Agriculture Development Haribol Gajurel Friday made public the 20-year perspective plan of agriculture development with 10-year plan of action and review of past progress amid a programme organized here in Lalitpur.

The long-term plan has envisaged intensifying economic growth, elevating living standard of farmers, contributing to food and nutrition security, orienting to food sovereignty and making farmers competitive and self-sufficient.

On the occasion, Minister Gajurel underscored the need to modernize, commercialize and industrialize existing sustenance-based agriculture, link small farmers with modern agro system and create employment opportunities within agro sector in collaboration with private sector.

Chairperson of Agriculture and Water Resource Committee of the Legislature-Parliament Gagan Thapa termed the strategic plan important while stressing the need to make Nepali people self-reliant through sustainable development of the agro sector.

Asian Development Bank’s Nepal Country Director Kenichi Yokoyama said that the perspective plan would bring about big change in the developing country like Nepal. RSS