Agriculture Minister Gita Chaudhary Prioritizes Soil Improvement Plan
Summary
Agriculture Minister Gita Chaudhary says the government is prioritizing a soil improvement plan to boost production, alongside farmer registration and a digital marketplace for agricultural trade. The plan aims to curb concretization on fertile land and shift Nepal toward biological, organic and sustainable farming.
Key Points
- The government is prioritizing a soil improvement plan to increase agricultural production and protect fertile land from concretization.
- Farmer registration and digital marketplace development are also being advanced to connect production, marketing and business.
- The government says Nepal’s soil pH is declining and is shifting toward biological, organic and sustainable agriculture.
- Officials are reanalyzing earlier plans and procedures and seeking greater coordination among all three tiers of government and the private sector.
