Community gene bank established

Nepalgunj, Dec 31: A community gene bank has been established in Kohalpur Municipality, Banke.     

Mayor of Kohalpur Municipality Purna Prasad Acharya and Scientist of Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) Dr Mukunda Bhattarai jointly inaugurated the gene bank established at Gorkha United Public School.     

The gene bank established to share information to the students on insects will have a total of 35 wall and wooden hives.     

On the occasion, Mayor Acharya said that the municipality was committed for the conservation of culture, heritages and nature adding that human encroachment against them was on the rise. "Common efforts are needed for such interventions," he added.     

Likewise, Scientist Dr Bhattarai said that the concept of the gene bank was developed for the protection of indigenous insects and crops. Dr Bhattarai shared that the government should support for the preservation of indigenous crops and marketing.(RSS)