Kathmandu, Apr. 27
Nepal Agriculture
Cooperative Central Federation Limited (NACCFL) has received the FAO Award for
Partnership 2023 for its contribution to capacity building for good governance
and supporting smallholder farmers in Nepal.
"The NACCFL has been
recognised for the capacity building for good governance and
institutionalisation of cooperatives, and for being able to communicate complex
agricultural and economic issues of smallholder farmers to policymakers and
advocate for solutions that address hunger and malnutrition in Nepal,"
read the award letter offered to the organisation.
Signed by Director
General of the FAO of the United Nations, Qu Dongyu, the appreciation letter
and award were handed over to the NACCFL at a programme in Rome, Italy on 24
April 2023.
Speaking at a programme
jointly organised by the NACCFL and Sana Kisan Bikas Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha
Limited, promoter of the cooperative federation, its Chairman, Kham Bahadur
Pathak, informed that his organisation has been working with the FAO for more
than a decade.
"We have been
cooperating in various issues and development initiatives in agriculture
sector. This award has boosted our confidence and increased our responsibility
to do better in the field," he said.
Speaking on the occasion,
Immediate Past President of National Cooperative Federation of Nepal, Keshab
Badal, said that this recognition has enhanced the importance of cooperative in
the country, especially in agricultural sector.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 28 April 2023.
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