Farmer ID Card Distribution to Begin from Kathmandu Soon, 2.6 Million Farmers Enrolled
The government is preparing to distribute identity cards to farmers enrolled in the farmer registration system. According to the Agriculture Communication and Human Resource Development Center, cardholders will receive targeted services including agricultural insurance, subsidies, and concessional loans. So far, over 2.6 million farmers have been enrolled.
Kathmandu. The government has reached the final stage of preparations to distribute identity cards to farmers. Through the Agriculture Communication and Human Resource Development Center, identity cards are set to be distributed soon from Kathmandu to farmers included in the farmer registration system.
According to Dr. Sanjeev Pandit, unauthorized official at the Center, the plan is to distribute identity cards to farmers from municipalities where the farmer registration work has been completed, and to provide them with necessary services and support. Farmers receiving identity cards will be entitled to the following services:
- Agricultural insurance
- Subsidies and relief
- Production incentives
- Agricultural mechanization
- Technology transfer
- Concessional agricultural loans
- Other targeted agricultural services
Pandit stated that the identity card will play an important role in making data on farmers' cultivable land, crops, livestock, irrigation, production, and agricultural business status data-driven. The government has prepared the institutional and technical foundation and brought it into implementation through the 'Farmer Registration Program Implementation Procedure, 2077' and the 'Farmer Registration System Management and Operation Directive, 2081'.
The Center has coordinated with all local levels to identify genuine farmers. The registration work is being carried out based on the collection of data including farmers' cultivable land, irrigation, crop and livestock production, and agricultural business.
According to the Agriculture Census 2078, there are 4.13 million farmers across the country. So far, over 2.6 million farmers have been enrolled in the registration system. The Center has stated that the work of registering the remaining farmers is ongoing.