KATHMANDU, April 20: Japan has decided to extend the Technical Cooperation Programs in Nepal for Fiscal Year 2022. 

The Embassy of Japan in Kathmandu informed its decision to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) through a note verbale. 

The programs under the Technical Cooperation Programs include the public health improvement project to prevent infectious diseases such as the COVID-19 and the project to strengthen  resilience to the natural disasters such as floods that hit Nepal every year. For the agricultural sector in which approximately two-thirds of the population are engaged, “Project for the  Promotion of Irrigated Agriculture in Terai Plain” and “Strengthening Seed Production, Supply  and Quality Control System Project” are set to improve crop yield and its quality.

The programs will be implemented by JICA (Japan  International Cooperation Agency) in various fields: namely, more than 50 training courses for  medical/health care, governance, private sector development, water supply management, road maintenance, agriculture, education, disaster prevention, climate change, urban transportation  and airport development, according to the Embassy of Japan in Kathmandu. 

In addition, eight experts who work as the advisors in the Nepali government organizations will be dispatched. The programs will be beneficial for further development of Nepali society and the prosperity of the Nepali people.  

 
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