KATHMANDU, Aug 5: The Ministry of Agriculture, Forest and Environment has issued National Agriculture Policy, 2083, with an objective of making Nepal's agro sector modern, commercial, competitive a...

Sudurpaschim, Aug 5: Chief Minister of Sudurpaschim Province, Kamal Bahadur Shah, has shared that modernization of agriculture sector, production growth and creating a situation to get returns as p...

Kathmandu. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forest and Environment has published the draft of the 'Animal Service and Animal Welfare Bill, 2083' with the objective of making the country's livestock sec...

Kathmandu, July 29 The population of tigers has reached 429 in the country, as per the latest census. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Environment made public the recent tiger census today...

Kathmandu, July 29: The population of tigers has reached 429 in the country, as per the latest census. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Environment made public the recent tiger census toda...

Sluggish agricultural output and a slump in construction materials weigh heavily on the latest economic performance indicators. The National Statistics Office says weak government spending, sluggi...

KATHMANDU, July 27: A total of 11,232 dairy farmers in Gandaki Province received Rs 55.8 million in incentives during the fiscal year 2025/26, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Land Managem...

Kathmandu, Aug 5: The Ministry of Agriculture, Forest and Environment has issued National Agriculture Policy, 2083, with an objective of making Nepal's agro sector modern, commercial, competitive a...

Janakpurdham. Rice plantation in Madhesh Province has reached the final stage. According to the Madhesh Province Agriculture Development Directorate, plantation has been completed in 350,118.88 hec...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Environment is introducing strict new criteria to end years of dysfunction at the Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) and stop transfers and promotio...

Sluggish agricultural output and a slump in construction materials weigh heavily on the latest economic performance indicators. The National Statistics Office says weak government spending, sluggi...
KATHMANDU, July 10: Minister for Agriculture, Forests and Environment, Gita Chaudhary, has instructed all departments and bodies under the ministry to work in result oriented manner by expanding yo...

Kathmandu. According to the latest count, the number of tigers in Nepal has reached 429. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forest and Environment released the latest tiger count today on the occasion of...

Kathmandu, June 11 Around 2.5 million farmers have been enlisted in the Farmer Registration System of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Environment. The farmers were registered based on lan...

Agriculture, construction, and deprived-sector lending lead the default wave. Loans extended by banks and financial institutions to sectors where the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) requires mandatory len...
KATHMANDU, July 1: The Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Environment has prepared to import around 210,000 metric tonnes of chemical fertilizer by mid-August.

Kathmandu. The government has approved new pollution standards to control air pollution from vehicles operating on the roads. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forest and Environment, using the authorit...

Kathmandu, June 9 The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Environment, on Monday kicked off the implementation phase of the Ad...

All seven provincial governments unveil budgets for 2026-27, allocating the bulk of expenditure to infrastructure, healthcare, agriculture and other capital projects while keeping recurrent spendin...
KATHMANDU, June 29: Nepali Congress President Gagan Thapa has said climate change is making Nepal's agriculture sector increasingly challenging, urging greater investment in climate-resilient farmi...

Chitwan. Agriculture and Forestry University located in Chitwan has moved forward with preparations to enroll foreign students. Final preparations are underway to enroll foreign students at the und...

Kathmandu, May 26 The state-owned Dairy Development Corporation (DDC) has been paying dairy farmers Rs 10 million daily, based on the reforms action plan enforced by Minister for Agriculture, Fore...
KATHMANDU, June 29: Minister for Agriculture, Forests and Environment, Gita Chaudhary, has said that use of modern technology, research, and collaboration among all stakeholders is essential for fa...

Kathmandu. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forest and Environment has approved the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) reports of 26 projects in one year. According to the ministry, the area determ...

Kathmandu, May 20 The Ministry of Agriculture, Forest and Environment has stated that there is currently 144,803.25 metric tons of chemical fertilisers in stock. At a press conference organised he...
KATHMANDU, June 19: Minister for Agriculture, Forest and Environment, Gita Chaudhary, has formed a five-member taskforce to investigate grants released to agriculture and livestock beneficiaries in...

Kathmandu. The government has sought progress reports of agriculture and livestock development programs operated through conditional financial transfer in the local levels. The Ministry of Federal ...
NEPALGUNJ, June 18: More than 650 farmers have demanded chemical fertilisers for summer farming from Shivashakti Agriculture Cooperative in Ward No. 7 of Rapti Sonari Rural Municipality in Banke. I...

Chitwan. Minister for Agriculture, Forest and Environment, Gita Chaudhary, has requested farmers, consumers, and the general public to immediately contact the ministry's hotline number if activitie...

KATHMANDU, June 10: Around 2.5 million farmers have been enrolled in the Farmer Registration System under the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development.

Kathmandu. Minister for Agriculture, Forest and Environment Gita Chaudhary has stated that the government is committed to developing the agriculture sector as the main economic base of the country....

KATHMANDU, June 5: Despite years of investment in irrigation infrastructure and ambitious plans to modernize agriculture, more than half of Nepal’s arable land remains beyond the reach of irrigatio...

Kathmandu. This year, the pace of paddy plantation in Nepal appears to be slower compared to last year. According to statistics released today by the Department of Agriculture under the Ministry of...
CHITWAN, May 26: Prof Dr Subir Singh has been appointed as the Registrar of the Agriculture and Forest University.

Kathmandu. All seven provincial governments of Nepal have placed the structural transformation of the agricultural sector at the center of their policies and programs through their budget statement...

KATHMANDU, May 25: Nepal’s agriculture import bill has continued to rise, fueled by declining domestic production and structural weaknesses in the farming sector. Analysts point to inadequate irrig...

Kathmandu. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forest and Environment has achieved progress in setting the minimum support price (MSP) and purchase price for major food grains. The work related to the MS...
Growing up, almost every article I read about Nepal described agriculture as “the backbone of our country.” But over time, a more important question stayed with me: who is actually holding this bac...

Kathmandu. Nepali Congress Chief Whip Nishkal Rai has drawn the government's attention to the problems seen in various agricultural sectors of the country and the complexities arising from developm...
KATHMANDU, May 18: Legislators have indicated that the season for paddy planting is nearing with the arrival of rain and have urged for timely provision of fertilizers, seeds, and agricultural equi...

Hetauda. The Bagmati Province government has been directed to submit details of private hospitals. The Education, Health and Agriculture Committee of the Provincial Assembly has directed to submit ...

Kathmandu. Approximately 2.5 million farmers across the country have been affiliated with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forest and Environment's farmer registration system. Farmers have been regist...

Kathmandu. Farmers are disappointed, saying the Nepali government's budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2083/84 has neglected the agricultural sector. The government has significantly cut the total...

Kathmandu. The government has made a significant cut in the budget for the agriculture and livestock sector for the upcoming fiscal year. While the current fiscal year 2082/83 saw a budget of 57.4...

Kathmandu. The government has allocated a budget of NPR 46.92 billion for agriculture and livestock development. Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle provided this information on Friday through the budge...

Kathmandu. The economic survey of the current fiscal year 2082/83 published by the Government of Nepal shows a decline in the agricultural sector in the country's economy. The survey shows a declin...

Tanahu. The Agriculture Development Office Tanahu has conducted a joint technical monitoring program to conduct field studies of agricultural problems seen in various local levels of the district a...

Kathmandu. The budget for the agriculture sector in the upcoming fiscal year 2083/84 is being closely watched. According to the proposal prepared by the Agriculture Department of the Ministry of Ag...