Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has urged the bodies concerned to utilise the agriculture grants.
Addressing a programme organised to declare self-reliance in livestock products here today, Prime Minister Oli argued that such grants made available in the agriculture sectors should be utilised for sustainable development of the sector.
He shared that the government was providing grants in nominal interest rates in modernisation and equipment and irrigation in the sectors. As per the United Nations, Nepal has become self-reliant in some livestock products.
PM Oli declared that Nepal was self–reliant on egg and meat products of late. Nepal is producing Rs one billion and 600 million eggs, and 255,000 metric tonnes of meat and fish annually.
However, Nepal needs to increase production by 12 litres per person annually to be self-reliant in dairy products. Prime Minister Oli complained that though the country was increasing grants in the agro sectors, the production was not increasing as per the expectation. He also directed the line ministries to bring effective programmes to attract the youths in productive sectors.
Similarly, Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Padma Kumari Aryal stressed making Prime Minister Modernisation Project effective. She also opined to not let occur food shortage.
Ministry secretaries Dr Prem Narayan Kandel and Dr Yogendra Kumar Karki among others were present at the event.
