Hetauda, Jan. 11 -- A Soil and Fertiliser Testing Laboratory has been established in Makwanpurgadhi Rural Municipality, Makwanpur, for the benefit of local farmers. At the laboratory, farmers can get soil tested to accurately determine nutrient deficiencies and fertiliser requirements in soil.

Amid a function on Thursday, Dawadorje Lama, Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives of Province-3, inaugurated the laboratory in Baghthali, Makwanpurgadhi Rural Municipality, Ward No. 6. "This laboratory will help farmers calculate the nutritious level of a soil sample," said Lama, adding that prior to the opening of this lab, most farmers were cultivating crops and vegetables without any research on the soil type.

The laboratory is the first o...