Parties promise farm revival, fertiliser production ahead of polls
Summary
Nepal's major political parties have placed farm sector reforms and increased investment high on their election agendas, pledging structural changes including fertiliser supply management, irrigation subsidies, and agricultural insurance reforms to boost domestic production and reduce imports.
Key Points
- Nepali Congress promises to end fertiliser shortages with data-based procurement and plans to run a fertiliser factory using surplus power.
- CPN-UML under KP Sharma Oli aims to modernise farming with loan support, mechanisation, and establishing agro-processing zones.
- Nepali Communist Party led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal pledges new agricultural legislation, farmer classification, and expanding irrigation to 80 percent in five years.
- Rastriya Swatantra Party highlights irrigation, insurance, mechanisation, and fintech to improve agriculture but offers fewer specific details.
