Agriculture and Sub Sectors

The majority of the country’s poor reside in rural areas, where about 67.0 % of the total population resides within agricultural families (Source: Economic Survey 2080/81). In Gandaki Province, farming systems not only rely on interdependent gathering, production and post-harvest processes, but also other key agricultural sub-sectors including livestock and

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Access to Agriculture Credit for Farmers: Serious issue in PMC

Access to credit encourages farmers to invest in new technology, innovation, mechanization,and climate-smart farming practices, hence enhancing farm output. The provision of agriculturefinancing entices those who are hesitant to start agribusiness owing to a lack of necessaryfunds. Credit availability enables impoverished rural farmers to wander into new economicactivities, diversify their cash sources,

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About Policy Brief on Agriculture Act of Pokhara Metropolitan City

In its first term, the Municipal Council of Pokhara Metropolitan City has passed the PokharaMetropolitan Agriculture Act 2077 BS with the objective of protection and promotion of farmers,agricultural and livestock production, modernization, commercialization, processing, storage,technology, and management of agricultural product and market management. This policy brieffocuses on what this act

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Decoding Agribusiness Promotion Act of PMC

High growth in commercial agriculture production with low production costs is prerequisite for the promotion of agribusiness in Pokhara Metropolitan City (PMC). PMC introduced the model “Agribusiness Promotion Act, 2017” on May 22, 2018 according to Article 226 of the Constitution of Nepal and section 102 of Local Government Operation Act 2017.

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