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KATHMANDU, 26 March, 2021, (TON): Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has urged the bodies concerned to utilize the agriculture grants.
Addressing a program to declare self-reliance in livestock products here today, PM Oli argued that such grants made available in the agriculture sector should be utilized for sustainable development of the sector.
Prime Minister Oli said that the government was providing grants at nominal interest rates for modernization and equipment and irrigation. As per the United Nations, Nepal has become self-reliant in some livestock products.
PM Oli declared that Nepal had become self–reliant on egg and meat products of late. Nepal is producing Rs one billion and 600 million worth of eggs, and 255,000 metric tons of meat and fish annually.
However, Nepal needs to improve production by 12 liters of milk for every individual yearly to act naturally dependent on dairy items. PM Oli grumbled that however, the nation was expanding awards in the agro areas, production was not expanding as projected.
