Government of Karnali Province

Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture and Co-operatives

Directorate of Agriculture Development

Agriculture Development Office

Salyan

Activities

  • Formulating and implementing necessary policies and business plans for the development and expansion of agricultural crops/goods.

    •  Conducting special programs to uplift the farming community.

    •  Conducting special programs to uplift the marginalized farming community.

    •  Collecting and updating data related to agriculture.

    •  Formulating and implementing policies related to market and other agricultural infrastructure development.

    •  Arranging agricultural produce market place.

    •  To develop wholesale, retail and wholesale markets, collection centers and other market infrastructure at suitable strategic locations at the provincial level.

    •  Providing various service facilities and concessions to agricultural businessmen.

    •  To support the provincial government by monitoring the supply status of agricultural materials such as fertilizers and seeds.

    •  Formulating and implementing reform policies.

    •  Prepare a soil fertility map at the provincial level and take necessary actions to improve the fertility based on it.

    •  Increasing access to soil testing services and providing Soil Health Card.

    •  Arranging quality resource seed production and distribution.

    •  To control the quality of agricultural materials including fertilizers and seeds.

    •  Conducting programs for germplasm conservation, promotion and ethnic registration of endangered crops.

    •  At the provincial level, by conducting promotional programs for auxiliary crops, local, endangered and neglected crops, conducting special programs to increase the consumption of these crops and improve eating habits.

    •  To play an effective role in ensuring the rights of plant breeders and farmers at the provincial level.

    •  Monitoring and analyzing the state of food security and supporting the provincial government.

    •  Identify and develop and promote important crops/items from the point of view of food security.

    •  Formulating and planning appropriate policies related to crop protection and commercial pests at the provincial level.

    •  Making necessary arrangements for the operation of beekeeping, sericulture, mushroom production programs based on specific locations.

    •  Formulate and implement necessary policies, plans and standards for postharvest management at the provincial level.

    •  To promote agricultural mechanization at the provincial level