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A discussion was held between Agriculture and Livestock Development Minister Ram Nath Adhikari and Industry, Commerce and Supply Minister Damodar Bhandari at the Commerce Ministry on Monday after farmers complained that they were not getting a fair price for Chaite paddy.
The secretaries of both ministries, chief executive officers of food and business companies and others participated in the discussion. In the meeting, the current situation of Chaite rice, due to farmers not getting a fair price, the current situation of rice import from India, food system and rice in trading companies, the status of rice stock, the situation where food can buy Chaite rice from farmers and the storage capacity were discussed.
between the two ministries, since the food system and trading company do not have enough storage capacity, they will take the initiative for this, for the export of rice, chiura and bhujia. It has been decided to coordinate with the relevant agencies, to take initiatives with the Ministry of Finance for purchasing rice through food and other issues. In the
meeting, the Minister of Agriculture stressed that the initiative of the relevant bodies is necessary for the farmers to get a fair price for chaite paddy in any way and by any arrangement. Industry Minister Bhandari said the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry, Finance and He said that the National Planning Commission should sit together to solve the problem and decide the future strategy in this matter. In the
meeting, Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development Dr. Govinda Prasad Sharma, Commerce and Supply Secretary Dr. Ram Prasad Ghimire and Ramesh Acharya, Chief Executive Officer of Food Management and Trading Company, informed about the current situation. Although the government has fixed the minimum support price of chaite paddy at 2800 rupees and 69 paise per quintal, farmers in eastern and western districts including Jhapa have said that they have to sell it at 15 to 1600 rupees. Currently, it is estimated that around one and a half million metric tons are available for sale with the farmers. Recently, only 31 billion worth of rice has been imported from India .
