KATHMANDU, Jan. 20 -- The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development is all set to implement Riverbed/River Bank Farming Program from the current Fiscal Year 2018/19.
After receiving a go ahead from the cabinet, the ministry is preparing to implement the program in three districts -- Sunsari, Kapilvastu, and Kanchanpur -- in the first phase.
The government has brought this project to promote riverbed farming in the country.
Earlier, the government had announced to implement the project through the budget speech of Fiscal Year 2016/17. The program was mentioned again in the current fiscal year's budget.
Under the project, vegetables will be planted in waterways dug along seasonal sand banks after the river water recedes post-monso...