The prime focus of the government at this stage is to develop competitiveness of smallholder farmers to enter into markets, generation of skilled labor in agriculture and to some extent establish effective value chains.
In FY 2014-15 the sector witnessed a 0.8% growth whereas the projection for FY 2015-16 stands at 1.3%.
Birgunj’s economy has slowly begun to show signs of revival following the blockade.
A mixture of pessimism and hopefulness defined the mood of hotel and restaurant operators, transporters, travel agents, local businesses and residents of Pokhara.
In the absence of a body with a fast-tracking mandate, will donors still be willing to pour in the support they pledged back in June?
If one sector has really been pushed to innovate by the earthquake, it is the ICT sector.