Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development explained

See main article: Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development.

Agency Name:Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development[1]
Seal:Emblem of Nepal (alternative).svg
Formed:1952
Jurisdiction:Government of Nepal
Minister1 Name:Ram Nath Adhikari
Minister1 Pfo:Hon. Minister
Chief1 Name:Dr. Deepak Kumar Kharel
Chief1 Position:Secretary (Agriculture Development)
Chief2 Name:Dr. Rajendra Prasad Mishra
Chief2 Position:Secretary (Livestock Development)

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development is a governmental body of Nepal responsible for the growth and development of agriculture sector in the country.[2] Local areas each have a District Agriculture Development Office (DADO). The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development is the central apex body of Government of Nepal to look after the agriculture and allied fields.[3] The current minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development is Ram Nath Adhikari.

History of the Ministry

The Government of Nepal established the early form of this ministry, the Department of Agriculture, in 1952, dissolving the Agricultural Council, which was the highest governing body until that time. In 1974, the department was developed into a ministry and the portfolio of Irrigation was included resulting in the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation. After further restructuring, the Ministry of Irrigation was formed separately. It was in 1991 that the Government decided to strengthen cooperatives throughout Nepal and between 1999 and 2001, the ministry was named the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperative. When the portfolio of cooperatives was outsourced again, the ministry gained was known under the names of Ministry of Agriculture or Ministry of Agricultural Development depending on the current administration.[1] In 2018, under the Second Oli cabinet, the portfolio of the ministry was enlarged and the portfolio of Land Management was added to the then Ministry of Agricultural Development and the portfolio of Cooperatives was returned to the ministry, while the Ministry of Land Reform and Management was discontinued.[4] In August 2018, the ministry's portfolio was adjusted again, due to a cabinet expansion, the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation was reopened while the agriculture-related portfolio was changed to Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development.[5]

Former Ministers of Agriculture

This is a list of former Ministers of Agriculture (or corresponding) since the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election in 2013:

Name Party Assumed officeLeft officePortfolio
1Hari Parajuli[6] 25 February 2014 2 July 2015[7] Minister of Agriculture
2Haribol Gajurel[8] 12 October 2015 13 July 2016
3Gauri Shankar Chaudhary[9] 4 August 2016 31 May 2017Minister for Agricultural Development
4Ram Krishna Yadav[10] 26 July 2017 15 February 2018
5Chakrapani Khanal[11] Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) until 17 May 2018
Nepal Communist Party from 17 May 2018 		16 March 2018 20 November 2019Minister for Agriculture, Land Management and Cooperatives (until August 2018)
Minister for Agricultural and Livestock Development (from August 2018 until August 2019)
Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development (from August 2019)
6Ghanashyam Bhusal[12] Nepal Communist Party20 November 2019 25 December 2020Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development
725 December 2020 4 JUNE 2021Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development
810 JUNE 2021 22 JUNE 2021Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development
924 JUNE 2021 12 JULY 2021Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development
108 October 2021 4 July 2022Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development
114 August 2022 14 October 2022Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development
1226 December 2022 27 February 2023Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development
1331 March 2023 Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development

Notes and References

  1. Web site: कृषि, भूमि व्यवस्था तथा सहकारी मन्त्रालय - पृष्ठभूमि. Government of Nepal. 1 April 2018. Nepali.
  2. Web site: Home . moald.gov.np.
  3. "http://www.moald.gov.np/en".
  4. Web site: Government restructuring its ministries. República. 20 March 2018.
  5. Web site: PM expands Cabinet . The Kathmandu Post . 3 August 2018.
  6. Web site: Meet the new cabinet of ministers. Nepali Times. 1 October 2017.
  7. Web site: PM Koirala approves Minister Parajuli's resignation. República. 1 April 2018. 2 July 2015.
  8. Web site: Maoists sending Haribol Gajurel in Oli Cabinet, to get Agriculture Ministry. The Himalayan Times. 1 April 2018. 12 October 2015.
  9. Web site: 13 new ministers take oath from President. 26 August 2016. The Himalayan Times. 11 November 2017.
  10. Web site: Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba expands cabinet, inducts 19 new ministers. Indian Express. 1 April 2018. 26 July 2017.
  11. Web site: PM Oli appoints 15 ministers. The Kathmandu Post. 1 April 2018. 17 March 2018.
  12. Web site: Newly appointed ministers take oath . The Himalayan Times . 26 May 2020 . 21 November 2019.

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