Nepali govt commits to commercial agriculture
Friday, 27 July 2007
KATHMANDU, July 26 (Xinhua): The Ministry of Agriculture and Co- operatives (MoAC) has unveiled a policy focusing on commercialization of the agricultural sector for the fiscal year 2007/08 in Nepal, The Kathmandu Post reported today.
Under the fiscal policy, starting on July 17, MoAC planned for a long-term lease of government-owned barren land to landless people for commercial and co- operative farming.
The MoAC is also launching parwar (pointed gourd) farming in 11 districts, potato farming in 20 districts along with the programs targeted to uplift under- privileged groups in southern Nepal's Terai region.
"We have put commercialization of agriculture in top priority while formulating current fiscal year's policy," MoAC spokesperson Hari Dahal told the daily on Wednesday.
"We are also continuing One Village One Product (OVOP) program this year for the commercialization of fruits and fish varieties like trout," he said.
The ministry has allocated 30 million Nepali rupees (461,538 U. S. dollars) this year for the OVOP program.
The government is also encouraging commercial farming of herbs, cooperative animal husbandry in 22 districts inhabited by disadvantaged people, along with off-season vegetable farming inside green house to generate income among those underprivileged, according to the policy paper of MoAC.
Under the fiscal policy, starting on July 17, MoAC planned for a long-term lease of government-owned barren land to landless people for commercial and co- operative farming.
The MoAC is also launching parwar (pointed gourd) farming in 11 districts, potato farming in 20 districts along with the programs targeted to uplift under- privileged groups in southern Nepal's Terai region.
"We have put commercialization of agriculture in top priority while formulating current fiscal year's policy," MoAC spokesperson Hari Dahal told the daily on Wednesday.
"We are also continuing One Village One Product (OVOP) program this year for the commercialization of fruits and fish varieties like trout," he said.
The ministry has allocated 30 million Nepali rupees (461,538 U. S. dollars) this year for the OVOP program.
The government is also encouraging commercial farming of herbs, cooperative animal husbandry in 22 districts inhabited by disadvantaged people, along with off-season vegetable farming inside green house to generate income among those underprivileged, according to the policy paper of MoAC.