Agriculture and Livestock Development Minister Ramnath Adhikari has said that they are going to deliver fertilizers and seeds on time.
During the discussion on chemical fertilizers in today's meeting of the House of Representatives, Industry and Commerce and Labor and Consumer Welfare Committee, he said that since the problem of fertilizers repeats every year, a law is going to be made to prevent such a situation. The minister also emphasized that the organization that buys chemical fertilizers should be established separately.
Since it takes more than 250 days to buy and bring chemical fertilizers, he said that they are going to revise the guidelines so that they can be applied in 159 days. He also said that since it takes 120 days for the manure from one ward to go to another ward, arrangements are being made to go faster. Minister officials have promised that arrangements will be made so that manure from one ward goes to another ward in 10 days in the plains and 15 days in the hills.
Committee chairman Abdul Khan informed that the meeting was held based on the application given by Salt Trading Corporation regarding the fertilizer quota. In the meeting, MPs Ganesh Parajuli, Suryaman Tamang, Mangal Prasad Gupta, Ranendra Baraili, Mahendra Bahadur Shahi, Sita Mizar, Rama Koirala Poudel, Rekha Yadav, Hemraj Rai and others emphasized that the problem should be solved quickly as there is a shortage of fertilizer during cultivation every year. were.
Agriculture Ministry Secretary Govinda Prasad Sharma said that based on the budget of June 15th, fertilizer cannot be supplied throughout the year. He said that a total of 70,000 tons of urea fertilizer is still available. Secretary Sharma also informed that Agricultural Materials Company Limited has been established as a dedicated organization for fertilizers and seeds.
