Rapti R.M Level RePLANT Project Advisory Meeting Held
March 6, 2024: Dang Ghorahi: Rapti Rural Municipality (RM) level RePLANT Project Advisory Meeting was held with the participation of representatives of Rapti RM on March 5, 2024 in Masuriya.
Rural Women Development Center-RWDC organized the meeting which is headed by Rapti RM Chief Prakash Bist.
Speaking during the meeting, Rapti RM Chief Bist said that he was happy to know that RWDC through RePLANT has done some wonderful activities related to reducing the post-harvest losses in cereal crops which has been affecting the local farmers in the past.
Appreciating the activities of the RePLANT project regarding the use and practices of Hermetic technology (PICS Bags) among the farmers, he added that he would expect the NGO-RWDC to work with Rapti RM in the coming days to declare at least one ward as an organic ward by using the organic method of farming. He also said he would be happy to work with RWDC in the future.
The Program Coordinator HB Thapa presented the RWDC organizational profile and RePLANT-related Progress and Achiement report before the meeting for feedback and recommendations.
Present in the meeting were Rapti Vice Chief Kamala Pati Chaudhary, Administration Officer Neb Bahadur Oli, ward no -5 chairman Dev Prasad Chaudhary, and various department chiefs of the Rapti RM including chairperson of Bhritkuti Women Saving and Credit Cooperatives and staff.
The program meeting was facilitated by supervisor Kamala Sharma. The project is implemented in five palikas of Dang including Rapti RM while it is funded by USAID and technically supported by iDE Nepal.
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