Introduction
In this office, which has been providing services as Agricultural Knowledge Center, Dailekh, since FY 2076/77, it has been providing services under the name of Agricultural Development Office under the Directorate of Agricultural Development under the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Karnali Province. Testing based on local problems, laboratory services, capacity development of technicians and farmers, technical support to local agricultural bodies, seed vision and resource center development of advanced breeds, agricultural intelligence, collection of agricultural data, agricultural business development support, farmer call center operation between the association and the local level. This office is responsible for the work of the bridge.
According to the changing structure of the current Nepal, the services provided by the district agricultural development office in the past are flowing from the local level, the head of the center is to provide specialist services such as seed/crop/pesticide/chemical fertilizer inspection, incorporation in the business of agrovets, pest identification and management, laboratory testing etc. Liability has come to stay. In addition to the above services, based on the subsidy system, through private entrepreneurs, farmers' groups, farmers' cooperatives, the production and productivity of commercial agricultural crops/goods and the improvement of the farming system and support in market promotion have also been carried out by the office.
According to the policy and program of the provincial government to make Karnali province an organic province, conducting integrated pest management program to help promote organic farming, disease/insect management through the use of organic and botanical pesticides, improving the quality of organic fertilizers, providing support in activities such as integrated food management etc. has come Value addition of produced crops/goods, agricultural trade/business, agricultural tourism, agricultural processing, food health, quality control center are major priority areas.
Purpose
1. To increase agricultural production and productivity based on potential and geographical features.
2. Transforming the subsistence farming system into a profitable, sustainable and commercial system.
3. To increase employment and income levels by developing agriculture-based industries.
4. To support the national economy by increasing the competitiveness of the agricultural sector.
5. Expanding and verifying technology by conducting adaptive research.
6. To increase non-farm employment by promoting the market arrangement of agricultural products and small agricultural enterprises.
7. Maintaining a balance between agricultural development and environmental protection.
Plan
1. Emphasis on commercial production of potential crops by identifying specific crop areas based on the potential of the specific location.
2. To promote the development of agricultural technologies with the participation of agricultural entrepreneurs, private sector, research centers, agricultural universities and to develop and expand resource centers.
3. Collecting, analyzing and distributing agricultural price and market information as well as developing the necessary infrastructure for market management.
4. By connecting agricultural production with agro-based industry, keeping parallel between log production and industry.
5. Conducting production programs that help in crop diversification, commercialization, business promotion by making maximum use of land use.
6. Giving priority to intensive crop production in irrigated areas, small irrigation, and utilization of water resources in agricultural productive areas.
7. Conducting agricultural development programs targeting the upliftment of backward farmers and women.
8. Emphasizing the development and expansion of agricultural tourism.
9. To promote conservation, promotion and use of local, indigenous, endangered crops.
