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Pesticide Management in Nepal Project (TCP/NEP/3502) organized a four-day long training on safe pesticide handling, management and Code of Practices (CoP) from March 7 to 10, 2016, Dhulikhel, Kavre.  The training was aimed at enhancing knowledge and skills to pesticide entrepreneur, agro-vets (retailers) and traders on safe handling, management and...

Minister for Livestock Development Shanta Manavi inaugurated FAO-OIE peste des petits ruminants (PPR),Roadmap Meeting for South Asia and 5th SAARC Chief Veterinary Officers (CVOs) meeting in Kathmandu today.  Delivering her inaugural address the Minister Manavi said that there is an urgent need of building interpersonal linkages, partnership, coordination and collaboration amongst...

A week-long Trainers’ training (ToT) on farm business school (FBS) organized by FAO supported project 'Building Agri-Business Capacity of Smallholder Farmers to Market Safe Produce of Good Quality (TCP/NEP/3503)’ was successfully completed on 28 March 2016 in Kathmandu. 31 participants including 25 famers and 6 junior technicians from the districts of Dhading and...

7-day Trainers’ training (ToT) on farm business school organized by FAO supported project 'Building Agri-Business Capacity of Smallholder Farmers to Market Safe Produce of Good Quality (TCP/NEP/3503)' kicked off in Kathmandu on 22 March 2016. 31 participants including 25 famers and 6 junior technicians from the districts of Dhading and Kavrepalanchok...

Technical Meeting to review the draft of pesticide policy was organized by the Directorate of Plant Protection Division (PPD) of the Department of Agriculture in Harihar Bhawan, Pulchowk Kathmandu on 23 March 2016. Speaking in the meeting, Dilli Ram Sharma, Director of PPD said that the hazardous pesticide should not be...