Rational use of resources stressed

Lalitpur, May 3 (RSS): Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives Mahesh Acharya says that the means and resources available in the country should be utilised rationally in order to protect the precarious national economy from further deteriorating.

Speaking at a function organised by Nepal Coffee Entrepreneurs’ Association here today, Minister Acharya said that commercialisation of agricultural sector is necessary to strengthen national economy.

The Ministry for Agriculture and Cooperatives remains steadfast in its efforts in activating farmers to this end after identifying export potentials of this sector.

Noting that the cooperative movement should be taken as a medium to commercialise the agriculture sector, he said the agro-based industries of Nepal should utilise indigenous raw materials to a maximum extent.

The government had come up with a long term development plan to increase agricultural production, ensure security and employment and raise people’s income level to wipe out widespread poverty, he said, adding that the government was adhering to the policy for increasing overall production in agriculture sector as well as its diversification.

Coffee farming can be a major source of income for the country and its people, he said.

Assistant Minister for Land Reforms and Management Dilliraj Sharma suggested extending coffee farming which has gained popularity among the people of Gulmi district to other parts of the country as well.

Acting secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Dr. Surendra Bahadur Shrestha said if agriculture sector, the mainstay of the country, was commercialised and diversified properly, the living standard of a majority of the Nepalese people could be raised.

Dhaneshwar Prasad Ghimire, president of Coffee Entrepreneurs’ Association presided over the function.

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