KATHMANDU, May 11: Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) has preserved more than 18,000 varieties of 300 crops so far for agro-biodiversity conservation.

HETAUDA, March 2: Out of the total fertile land in the country, sugarcane is being cultivated on around 81,000 hectares of land.

KATHMANDU, Dec 3: Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development Chakra Pani Khanal has expressed dissatisfaction over functioning of the Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC), stating that farmers are not benefiting from research carried out by the government agency.