Agriculture: ‘Research collaboration could help ensure food security’

Nepal could increase its agricultural productivity with help from experts from Pakistan, Nepal’s Ambassador to Pakistan Bharat Raj Paudyal said on Friday.

He was speaking at a Deans’ Committee meeting at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad. Vice Chancellor Iqrar Ahmad Khan, Deputy Chief of Mission Tirtha Raj Aryal and the ambassador’s wife Totra Kumari Achaya were also present on the occasion.
The ambassador said Nepal and Pakistan had similar cultures. Collaboration would open a new chapter of progress for both countries, he said. “Universities play a pivotal role for social and economic uplift.”