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Thimpu, Bhutan- The 3rd Sub-regional Meeting on the Global Framework for Progressive Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases (GF-TADs) for SAARC Member States jointly organized by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) kicked off today in Thimbu, Bhutan amidst...

LALITPUR - Final results sharing meetings of two FAO supported Technical Cooperation Projects (TCP) entitled “Strengthening pesticide management in agriculture to reduce risks to health and environment (TCP/NEP/3502)” and “Building Agribusiness Capacity of Smallholders Farmers to Market Safe Produce of Good Quality (TCP/NEP/3503)” implemented by the Plant  Protection Directorate and...

Kathmandu -  A two-day Cross Border consultation meeting of veterinarians of the Gangetic plain countries including Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal was jointly organized by FAO and SAARC Secretariat on 27-28 March 2017 in Kathmandu. The purpose of the consultation meeting was to develop a shared understanding of the risks of...

LALITPUR - Two-day training on pesticide risk reduction and management was organized by the FAO Project on “Strengthening pesticides management in agriculture to reduce risk to health and environment (TCP/NEP/3502)” on 22-23 March 2017. The training, participated by Plant Protection Officers of the Government of Nepal, was focused on reducing...

  DHANKAULI, KAPILVASTU -  Meghnath Kewat, 45, is a hard working farmer of Dhankauli 8, Dharampur, Kapilvastu district of Nepal. He lives in a joint family of three brothers having 21 number of family members. The family had a small piece of land having an area of less than a hectare. They...