Nepal Government

Ministry of Agriculture, Forest and Environment
Department of Agriculture

National Center for Potato, Vegetable, and Spice Crops Development

Kirtipur, Kathmandu

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Padam Prasad Adhikari

Padam Prasad Adhikari

Chief Officer

Dhanraj Gautam

Dhanraj Gautam

Senior Horticulture Development Officer
(Gazetted, Class II)

परिचय

With a view to provide quick and efficient agriculture service based on commodity-wise specialty, five departments, including horticulture, were established in 1967 (2024 B.S.). It was not administratively and financially practicable to run services to Nepalese farmers from many departments due to nature of integrated production system, thus all the five departments were merged, and the Department of Agriculture was reestablished in 1972 (2029 B.S). In this structure, in order to implement crop specific development services effectively, Vegetable Development Section was established to undertake programs related to vegetables, potato and spices. In the same year National Potato Development Program was established for the development of potato crop. For developing necessary infrastructure and technology in the sector of spice crop development, important activities were initiated from fiscal year 2032/33 B.S. (1975/76) , Agriculture year,  in a pla... Read more

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