Kathmandu, 16 April: Office of National Food Bank has been established at New Baneshwor. The bank was established at the investment of Rs 2 billion with an objective of giving emphasis on organic production by reducing dependency on agriculture.
The bank has made preparation to begin activities of agriculture production in 23 districts in the first phase within current fiscal year. Six hundred bighas of land in different districts of Tarai have been taken on lease for the same. The bank has already started production in 13 districts including Kailali, Kanchanpur, Bardiya, Jhapa, Morang, Sunsari, Chitwan and Rupandehi taking land on lease.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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