NDA demands COVID-19 vaccines for dairy workers The Nepal Dairy Association (NDA) has demanded the government to provide vaccine against the coronavirus to farmers, industrialists and workers engaged in dairy sector. Business 07 Apr, 2021
Decision to allow FDI in agro sector slammed KATHMANDU, JANUARY 5 Stakeholders have objected to the government’s decision to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in the agricultural sector of the country. The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies issued a notice in the Nepal... 06 Jan, 2021
Coronavirus pandemic bleeds dairy industry white in Nepal KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 6 Nepal’s dairy industry has suffered losses worth Rs 20 billion since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country. Speaking at a virtual interaction organised by the Association of Nepali Agricultural Journalists-Nepal,... 07 Sep, 2020
MoALD asks MoF to manage loans for farmers KATHMANDU, JULY 11 The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD) has requested the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to arrange a provision for farmers to receive loans on the basis of their products. In a letter to the MoF on July 7,... 12 Jul, 2020
Dairy industry loses 80 per cent market during lockdown period KATHMANDU, MAY 26 The Nepal Dairy Association (NDA) has revealed that the country’s dairy industry has lost around 80 per cent of its market during the lockdown period. Due to the lockdown, all the large consumers like party palaces, schools,... 27 May, 2020
Revoke time card system, urges NDA Kathmandu, May 12 The Nepal Dairy Association (NDA) has requested the government to revoke the time card system as dairy factories have been finding it difficult to supply dairy items to the market under this system. Issuing a press statement... 13 May, 2020
Farmers forced to destroy produce due to lack of market Kathmandu, April 3: Farmers have started destroying their agricultural products as they have not been getting a market due to the coronavirus. Milk producers have also started throwing away their milk on the roads as a protest against the government... 04 Apr, 2020
Milk price may go up by Rs 10 per litre Kathmandu, August 16 The government is likely to raise milk price by up to Rs 10 per litre targeting the rise in cost of milk production for farmers in recent years. Babukaji Panta, acting executive director of the National Dairy Development... 17 Aug, 2019
Agriculture ministry forms task force to fix milk price Kathmandu, August 14 Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD) has formed a task force to revise the milk price. The ministry has formed an eight-member task force today led by Babu Kaji Panta, acting executive director of... 15 Aug, 2019
MoALD preparing to raise milk price Kathmandu, August 11 The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD) is preparing to form a task force to increase the price of milk. During a meeting held on Friday with the dairy stakeholders, Agriculture Minister Chakrapani... 12 Aug, 2019
Milk powder import curbs may be eased Kathmandu, August 9 At a time when the private dairy factories are urging the government to lift the ban on import of milk powder, Agriculture Minister Chakrapani Khanal today said even if the rules were relaxed, not all stakeholders would be... 10 Aug, 2019
Lack of milk powder hits dairy factories Kathmandu, August 3 Dairy factories in the country are reducing their daily supply due to lack of milk powder in the market. As the government has halted the import of milk powder, dairy factories are struggling to meet the market demand during... Travel 04 Aug, 2019
