KATHMANDU, July 29: As much as 52,000 metric tons of urea imported from Bangladesh has arrived in Nepal.
“The amount of the urea fertilizer purchased via government to government (G to G) model has been received at the Agriculture Inputs Company’s provincial offices in Birgunj, Biratnagar and Bhairahawa,” said Birgunj office chief of the state-owned company, Gorakhnath KC.
KC added that the fertilizer importing process was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect.
He added that farmers will not have to face fertilizer shortage in this farming season with the arrival of additional consignments of fertilizer from Bangladesh. (RSS)