Prime Minister Balen Shah Directs Domestic Organic Certification

Kathmandu. Prime Minister Balen Shah has directed the relevant bodies to arrange for the certification of organic agricultural products within the country. He gave this directive during a meeting with the officials of 'Organic Association Nepal', the umbrella organization of organic agricultural entrepreneurs, at the Prime Minister's Office and Council of Ministers in Singhdarbar.

During the occasion, the officials demanded that an internationally recognized certification agency be established within Nepal under the government's control, as the international certification system for organic products is very expensive. The Prime Minister immediately addressed this.