KIRTIPUR: Finance Minister Barsha Man Pun has said agriculture was a foundation to economic prosperity in Nepal, so it needs modernisation as per the time.
Inaugurating the second general convention and third annual general meeting of Nepal Horticulture Entrepreneurs' Federation here on Saturday, Finance Minister Pun said it was essential to change Nepal's subsistence farming into the commercial farming with the use of modern technology to progress national economy.
The commercialisation of agriculture would reduce unemployment and alleviate poverty, he added. On the occasion, Federation Chairman Khom Prasad Ghimire said Nepal's agriculture was neglected despite geographical specificity and ample productivity.
Farmers were in need of knowledge, skill and technology to modernise their occupation and boost up agricultural productivity, he stressed. Vice-Chairman of the Chitwan Chapter of the Federation, Dhir Prasad Dhital stressed the unity among all entrepreneurs to commercialize and make respected the agriculture.
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