Agriculture
Private dairies seek subsidized loans and export permits amid sector slump
KATHMANDU: Private dairies in Nepal are in deep financial trouble due to a continued slump in the dairy sector. They have made an urgent appeal for subsidized loans amounting to nearly Rs3 b...
Dairy farmers protest over unpaid milk payments, leading to arrests
KATHMANDU: Dairy farmers took to the streets on Wednesday, staging a protest to demand the payment of overdue funds for the milk they supplied. They gathered outside the central office of th...
Potato farming flourishes in Bara District, yielding Rs. 4.73 billion in current FY
KATHMANDU: Bara district in the current fiscal year 2023/24 has seen a significant potato production valued at Rs. 4.73 billion, according to Raj Narayan Prasad Sah, Chief of Agriculture Kno...
Slow growth in high-value exports raises concerns for Nepal's economic development
KATHMANDU: Nepal's export growth in high-value commodities has been weak in the first ten months of the current fiscal year, increasing concerns for the country aiming to exit the "least dev...
Efforts to modernize and commercialize agriculture in Nepal
KATHMANDU: Approximately two-thirds of the nation's populace is engaged in agriculture as their primary occupation, contributing significantly to economic development, with roughly one-third...
