Stakeholders Warn Cross-Border Imports Threaten Domestic Agriculture
Summary
Agricultural stakeholders warn that cheap and unhealthy cross-border imports threaten Nepal's domestic agriculture, stressing the need for inter-provincial cooperation and context-specific development policies.
Key Points
- Cheap and unhealthy cross-border agricultural products are undermining domestic agriculture facing high production costs.
- The event organized by the Federalism and Localization Center highlighted inter-provincial learning and cooperation in agriculture.
- Federal and provincial officials expressed concerns about budget allocation, fertilizer dependency, and manpower shortages in the agricultural sector.
- Provinces receive less than 9 percent of the total budget, while federal spending heavily favors chemical fertilizers, with decreasing provincial investment.
