Stakeholders Highlight Risks of Cross-Border Imports to Domestic Agriculture
Agricultural stakeholders in Nepal have raised concerns about the impact of cheap and unhealthy cross-border imports on domestic agriculture, which is already burdened by high production costs. These issues were discussed during a program titled 'Inter-Provincial Relations and Cooperation in the Agricultural Sector,' organized by the Federalism and Localization Center (FLC) in Lalitpur. The event included representatives from provincial Ministries of Agriculture and Land Management, federal agricultural ministry officials, and researchers. Discussions focused on the importance of inter-provincial learning and collaboration, achievements, challenges, and potential for cooperation. Bagmati Province Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Madhusudan Paudel, emphasized that low-cost imports are undermining domestic production. Concerns were also raised about the shrinking agricultural land and production, with Lalitpur Metropolitan City Deputy Mayor Manjali Shakya Bajracharya noting that Nepal has n... 
