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KATHMANDU-Ginger washing and processing   facility established at Duwagadhi-9 of Jhapa district in a public-private partnership approach under a donor supported programme was handed over to Nepal Ginger Producers and Traders’ Association (NGPTA) on 3 May 2016 amidst a formal convention held at the meeting hall of the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MoAD). Formal...

KATHMANDU- A 3-day Training of Trainers (ToT-2) on Strengthening Forest Tenure for Sustaining Livelihood and Generating Income was organized in Kathmandu from 26-28 April 2016. The objective of the ToT was  to enable facilitators to support conflict sensitive processes aimed at strengthening forest tenure that contribute to improved livelihoods and...

KATHMANDU - Second National Policy Dialogue on Strengthening Forest Tenure for Sustaining Livelihoods and Generating Income was jointly organized by the Department of Forests of the Government of Nepal and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Kathmandu on 25 April 2016. FAO launched a regional initiatives in...

KATHMANDU-A consultative and Validation Meeting on Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) for Rapid Bioassay of Pesticide Residues(RBPR) was organized in Lalitpur on 24 April 2016 by the Plant Protection Directorate of Department of Agriculture (DoA), Government of Nepal. The validation meeting was focused on defining   Standard Operating Procedures for RBPR laboratory and...

KATHMANDU- UN staff in Nepal observed one minute’s silence on the first anniversary of the Nepal earthquake today in the UN House at 11:56 AM. Two major earthquakes struck Western and Central Regions of Nepal on 25 April and 12 May (7.8 and 7.3 magnitude, respectively). Millions of people are...