Govt. making efforts to ensure supply of chemical fertilizers:Minister Chaudhary says

Kathmandu: Minister for Agriculture, Forest and Environment Geeta Chaudhary has said that the Ministry was making the best possible efforts to ensure timely chemical fertilisers.

At a news conference at the Ministry today, Minister Chaudhary said that the Ministry has taken the information received from across the country on supply of fertilisers, distribution system and farmers’ complaints into account.

She said that the government has intensified steps to control artificial shortage of fertilisers, black-marketing and unusual play of intermediaries.

“We have prioritised the jobs of immediately handling farmers’ grievances, instructing the concerned agencies and resolving the issues,” Minister Chaudhary shared.

Minister Chaudhary shared that Agricultural Inputs Company Limited sold 53,716 metric tonnes of chemical fertilisers, and the Salt Trading Corporation sold 35,478 metric tonnes of fertilisers in the past four months. She stated that these two companies issued notices to import 350,000 (including 50,000 metric tonnes under G2G) of chemical fertilisers since mid-March.

The Minister also shared that the government has planned to import an additional 210,000 metric tonnes of chemical fertilisers within a month to ease the distribution system.

Ministry’s Secretary Dr Rajendra Prasad Mishra said that all sugarcane farmers, if missing, will receive their entire cash for the sale of their products within a few days.

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