Kathmandu, Nov. 13 -- The Gatisheel Loktantrik Party on Wednesday released its national concept paper on agriculture, outlining an ambitious plan to modernise Nepal's farming system and make the country self-reliant in food production. The announcement follows the party's recent release of concept papers on tourism and civil aviation.

The party, launched by Buddha Air owner Birendra Bahadur Basnet, said the "dynamic agriculture" model aims to establish community-centred agricultural enterprises and create thousands of jobs. The programme envisions developing a network that connects production, processing, and marketing to strengthen the rural economy and drive industrialisation through agriculture.

Although the paper was initially sched...