Generating power from water and sunlight. Photo: GIZ
KATHMANDU: Experts of the agriculture sector have underlined the need for mechanization and commercialization of the agriculture sector and paying attention to good storage facilities and marketing to enhance the production of agro-based products.
In a webinar organized today by the Nepal Renewable Energy Confederation of Nepal (RECON), the participants also opined that we could yield abundantly from agriculture provided we consider factors of equipping human resources with skills development and devise hassle-free procedures for the farmers to obtain grant and loan.
They also opined that agro-production could be augmented considering the usage of organic manure, reusing kitchen waste to produce manure, solar-powered irrigation facilities (renewable energy) in those places lacking regular irrigation facilities among others.