Agriculture experts participating in a recently held agriculture conference at Sarbasiddhadham of Panchakot in Baglung district called for two kinds of agricultural sector revolutions- "White" and "Green".
By white, they meant milk and dairy products while green meant fruits and vegetables. Interestingly, the Baglung district is self-sufficient in dairy products, and against this backdrop, agriculture experts suggested capitalizing on these products to generate income for the milk farmers.
It may be noted that over 15,599,200 million liters of milk are produced in Baglung annually. The production is not only sufficient but also surplus for the district having 168,713 people.
According to the World Food Organization, a person needs 91 liters of milk annually. Going by this, the district needs 15,352,883 liters. It means the district is producing 1.46 liters of milk per person in surplus. So, with the sales of surplus production, the experts opined that the district could generate better income from dairy products.
Dr Tanka Prasad Prasai, Province Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Land Management in Gandaki Province, called for a "White" and "Green" revolution in the agriculture sector.
Secretary Prasai viewed that animal husbandry, a profitable enterprise, should be adopted in abundance in the district for bulk production of dairy products under the "White" revolution besides prioritizing farming of fresh vegetables and fruits under the "Green" revolution.
Prasai informed that the provincial government was considering scientific measures to boost domestic agricultural production. To protect the local species of cows, the provincial government is running a Gaushala Programme, he said.
According to him, the Manang, Mustang, and Kaski districts had low production of dairy products. Hence, a special emphasis should be laid on these districts for increasing production, he opined, informing that Gorkha, Lamjung, Tanahun, Parbat, Syangja, and Baglung districts produce food as per the requirement.
He also underlined adopting plans and programs and plans to increase the production of various species of crops, fruits, and vegetables dairy products in Gandaki Province.
He highlighted the need for expanding collective farming and increasing the scale of commercial farming. According to him, the provincial government had prioritized the production of dairy products, the establishment of orange gardens, vegetable farming, apple farming, and goat and chicken rearing, and was trying to commercialize local species of crops and make farmers and the district self-sufficient.
Establishing a model agriculture village, implementing agriculture tourism-focused programs, animal insurance programs, and setting up a processing industry and cold stores as well as animal insurance were top priorities of the provincial government, the Province Secretary asserted.
Similarly, Nepali Congress Gandaki Province President Sukraraj Sharma suggested the farmers not to leave the arable land barren. He urged them to utilize the barren land for agricultural gain.
Likewise, religious leader Muktinath Baba Kamalnayanacharya stressed identifying the soil considering farming accordingly, and being self-sufficient in agricultural products.
The conference saw the participation of agriculture experts from the Agriculture Knowledge Centres and Veterinary Service Centres in Baglung, Parbat, and Myagdi districts and local farmers.
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