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Dhulikhel.- The Government of Nepal, Ministry of Agricultural Development (MoAD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has jointly organized a 3-day Trainers' Training for Auditors and Inspectors for Good Agricultural Practice Scheme on 15-17 September 2015 in Dhulikhel. Good Agriculture Practices (GAP) is a voluntary standard...

Dhulikhel- FAO technical assistance to AFSP has organised a four-day curriculum review and training design workshop from 7-10 September 2015 in Dhulikhel.Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of United Nations in Nepal is providing technical assistance (TA) to Agriculture and Food Security Project (AFSP) of the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MoAD)...

Mira Upreti kneels on the dirt floor in her hut, cooking food on a makeshift fireplace. The corrugated iron roof and walls, and the fire, make the air inside hot and smoky. At night, mosquitos come in through the chicken wire covering the open windows.

As part of its efforts to ensure food security in Nepal and the Right to Food of vulnerable people in the country in the post-disaster recovery phase, Food and Agricultural Organization held a series of consultation, workshop and meetings with lawmakers, government functionaries, and concerned civil society organizations on August...

Even though the global media attention on Nepal has faded, those affected the most by the earthquakes face a long and difficult road to rebuild their livelihoods and recover from the disaster. Food production is still significantly disrupted in the six most-affected districts, in the hills near the China border. Crop...