KATHMANDU: Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development Ramnath Adhikari has attended the multi-stakeholder meeting and the inaugural session of the World Food Forum 2024 held in Rome, Italy.
Minister Adhikari is leading the Nepali delegation of Ministry officials to the Forum.
Addressing the Forum’s session on investment, Minister Adhikari urged the investors to make investments in Nepal’s agriculture sector adding that Nepal has planned to bring in more investments in the agriculture sector and has declared the Agriculture Investment Decade beginning this year.
Minister Adhikari also stated that the Nepal government has accorded priority to sustainable agriculture, food security, green production and transforming agri-food systems.
On the occasion, he said that Nepal’s rich biodiversity has made crucial contributions to the sustainability of the agriculture sector adding that Nepal’s food systems could be an inspiring lesson for the world.
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