CHITWAN, July 16: With an aim of connecting farmers to university, Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU) had established a Kisan Call Center in Chitwan. The call center, established in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, came into operation on the occasion of the university's anniversary, on June 17 last year.

KATHMANDU (REPUBLICA): Sana Kisan Bikas Bank Ltd (SKBBL) has appointed Shivram Prasad Koirala as its new CEO. Issuing a statement, the 'D' class microfinance development bank said that the meeting of the board of directors (BoD) held on Wednesday took the decision. Koirala was earlier working as the deputy CEO of the microfinance bank

KATHMANDU, August 2: : US Embassy in Kathmandu on Tuesday organized a program to share results of 'Better Harvests: Higher Incomes, More Food and A Brighter Future for Nepal' -- a program under Knowledge-based Integrated Sustainable Agriculture and Nutrition (KISAN) Project implemented with the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MoAD).

HUMLA, Nov 13: A total of 10 best performing farmers from Humla district have been honoured with 'Rastrapati Utkrishta Kisan Puraskar' for their best performance in agriculture. The award carries a purse of Rs 10,000 in cash each and a letter of certificate.

KATHMANDU, June 30: Small Farmers Development Bank (SFDB) has started disbursement of first livelihood restoration credit.

KATHMANDU, June 29: Small Farmers Development Bank (SFDB) has started disbursement of first livelihood restoration credit.