Online System Planned for Farmer-Friendly Fertiliser Distribution: Minister Pariyar

BIRGUNJ: Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development Dr Madan Prasad Pariyar has announced that an online system will soon be introduced to distribute government-subsidised chemical fertiliser in a more farmer-friendly manner.

During an inspection of government offices related to agriculture and livestock in Parsa and Bara on Saturday, and in separate meetings with farmers, the Minister acknowledged ongoing challenges in the fertiliser distribution process. He said efforts were under way to make the system more efficient and transparent.

“We are developing an online system that will show which farmer has received how much fertiliser. This initiative will probably be launched soon,” he said.

Dr Pariyar noted that genuine farmers have struggled to obtain chemical fertilisers due to mismanagement by municipalities, as well as cooperatives, firms and companies holding permits or dealerships for fertiliser distribution.

The Minister claimed that the government has been purchasing fertiliser at high international prices and providing it to farmers at subsidised rates. He assured that there would be no shortage of chemical fertilisers this year, unlike in previous years.

On a separate issue, Dr Pariyar said he has proposed to the Council of Ministers the continuation of the Rs 70 per quintal subsidy for sugarcane farmers.

During his visit to Bara and Parsa, the Minister inspected the stocks of chemical fertilisers and salt held by the Salt Trading Corporation and the Agricultural Inputs Company Limited’s Provincial Office in Birgunj. He also held discussions with representatives of the National Sugarcane Research Programme, sugarcane farmers from Fattepur (Bara) and Umhanagar Ward No. 8 (Jitpur Simara), as well as fish farmers in Kolhabi and banana farmers in Nijgadh, among others.

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