Ministry of Agriculture, Forest and Environment Publishes Achievements After 100 Working Days

Kathmandu. On the occasion of completing 100 working days of the current government, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forest and Environment has made public its main achievements. In a press conference organized at the ministry, Minister Gita Chaudhary and Secretary Dr. Rajendra Prasad Mishra presented the progress report achieved by the ministry during this period. 

The ministry has stated that it has made special efforts to use technology to provide easy services to farmers and remove policy hurdles during this period. 

The ministry has stated that it has promoted the geographical indication system for the conservation of agricultural products. Under this, the decision to declare orange as a national fruit and include large cardamom in GI conservation has been made at the ministerial level.

It is claimed by the ministry that the draft of the new 'Fertilizer (Control) Order' has been prepared by replacing the 2055 Fertilizer Control Order to manage the supply and distribution of chemical fertilizers, and it will be presented to the Council of Ministers soon. 

The ministry has stated that the criteria for providing outlets to fertilizer distribution companies have been made more objective by revising the work procedure for the distribution of subsidized fertilizer. 

At the press conference, Minister Gita Chaudhary said that the government is committed to solving the problems of farmers and increasing production.