4 years ago
Confus
The government's attempt to import 50,000 tonnes of urea fertilizer from Bangladesh with an agreement to return the same amount later is unlikely to succeed.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Bangladesh has been reluctant to provide fertilizer as a loan. The Ministry of Agriculture has put forward a proposal to bring it after purchasing after the reluctance of Bangladesh.
According to a senior official of the ministry, no formal decision has been taken by the cabinet on the issue of importing or purchasing fertilizer from Bangladesh.
"The process of importing manure from Bangladesh as a loan was started after the cabinet gave its in-principle approval," the source said.
Therefore, we have put forward a proposal to move forward with both the options of importing manure from Bangladesh by returning an equal amount of fertilizer later or cash. '
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has sent a letter to the Ministry of Finance for in-principle approval to bring manure in both the options.
It is preparing to take the proposal to the Council of Ministers as soon as the opinion comes from there. Although it is certain to bring manure from Bangladesh, the modality of cash or returning goods later has not been finalized.
According to a recent study, it would be cheaper to bring in cash than to bring with agreeing to return later, the ministry official said.
If it is to be brought in cash, Bangladesh has talked about giving it at factory price. Bangladesh's factory price is cheaper than the international market. '
Bangladesh has been operating chemical fertilizer factories in the country. Therefore, it has indicated to give urea produced there to Nepal.
