Inaugurating the first general convention of Democratic Agriculturists´ Association Nepal in Lalitpur on Friday, general secretary Sitaula further said the achievements attained through the People´s Movement can be protected and the changes it ushered in could be institutionalized.
"The election is sure to happen. It will be meaningless for the country to search for alternative. It is highly required for the development of the country rather than a particular party," Sitaula added. [break]
Nepali Congress (NC) central member and party´s Agriculture and Cooperative Department Chief Bal Krishna Khand said the conception that the most incompetent people should get into agriculture has stopped the development of agro industry.
He also recommended the experts to formulate country-friendly agriculture.
Another central member Gagan Thapa said that there was no attraction towards agriculture for no easy arrangement of loan for profit-making enterprises.
Agriculture Ministry Secretary Jaya Mukunda Khanal said the glamour of this sector will go up if returns are attained as per the investment.
On the occasion, Bhairab Raj Kaini, Dr Siddi Ganesh Shrestha, Dr Mahendra Khanal, Kushal Poudel and Surya Prasad Poudel had presented working papers on the issue of promoting agro sector.
NC general secretary Sitaula made public an agriculture book ´Sambriddi (Prosperity)´ brought out by the Association.
At the programme, former minister Deepak Prakash Baskota, Registrar at Agriculture and Forestry University Surya Kanta Ghimire, Chairperson of Democratic Lawers´ Association Yadunath Khanal and former Secretary Ganesh KC said that the government has been unable to provide necessary resources, means and skills for the development of agriculture sector.
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