Sri Lanka declares Fridays holiday to promote agriculture
COLOMBO, June 14: Sri Lanka's cabinet of ministers has approved a proposal to declare Fridays a holiday for government employees...
Agriculture
Agriculture Minister Yadav in India as southern neighbor fails to supply fertilizers as per agreement
KATHMANDU, June 3: Mahendra Yadav, Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development, is currently in India as the southern neighbor has...
Farmers’ associations demand timely availability of fertilizers, seeds
KATHMANDU: MAY. 30 – Various farmers’ associations have demanded the timely availability of fertilizers and seeds to farmers. The government...
Which apples are healthiest?
You go to the store to pick up some apples. Seems simple enough — until you’re faced with a dozen...
War in Ukraine: Crisis is unleashing ‘hell on earth’ for food prices
MARCH 8: Ukraine and Russia are both major exporters of basic foodstuffs, and the war has already hit crop production,...
Mustard production likely to increase
JHAPA: FEB. 13 – Production of mustard oilseed crop in Jhapa is set to increase this year. According to the...
How Nepal, a country of farmers, became a food importer over the years
KATHMANDU: FEB. 3 – Twenty years ago in 2001, Nepal used to buy $11.84 million worth of food and farm...
40,000 fry of rainbow trout fish sold in Rasuwa
Rasuwa 40,000 fries of rainbow trout are sold in a year. The Rainbow Trout Fish Research Center produces eggs and...
Sugarcane farmers announce Capital-Centric movement again
Struggling sugarcane farmers have again announced a capital (Kathmandu)-centric movement. Speaking at a press conference in the capital on Thursday,...
