Nawalpur (Nawalparasi), Oct 8:
Devimaya Regmi, a farmer from Gaindakot municiplaity-18 of Nawalparasi
(Bardaghat-Susta-East), has received the national level 'Best Farmer
Award'.
Regmi was provided with the award
at the 44th World Food Day hosted by the Department of Agriculture under the
Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development.
Minister for Agriculture and
Livestock Development Ramnath Adhikari honoured Regmi as the national-level
best farmer towards fruits garden (orange) with cash prize of Rs 10,000 and a
letter of appreciation.
October 16 every year has been
observed as the World Food Day at the call of United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO). But this time the day was celebrated earlier on
Monday to avoid overlapping with the Dashain festival, informed
Director-General of the Department, Dr Narahari Prasad Ghimire.
Best farmer award recipient Regmi
has been cultivating fruits and vegetables in Gaindakot-18, Basemi through
lifting irrigation. She had established the 'Tikaratna Tulkidevi Agriculture
farm' at the investment of Rs 20 million seven years ago. (RSS)