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Why agricultural subsidies have failed to benefit needy farmers

Farmers are in need of various forms of support but people outside the target group are profiting due to the irregularities in the distribution of grants and subsidies.
A goat farm of Shyam Pokhrel in Bijaykharka, Khotang. Pokhrel used some of the Rs 10 million he had received in subsidies for other purposes. Dambar Singh Rai/TKP
Dipesh Khatiwada
Published at : February 20, 2020
Updated at : February 20, 2020 13:25


Dipesh Khatiwada

Dipesh Khatiwada is Deputy Coordinator at National Desk. Before joining the Post in 2015, he spent four years at News 24 Television as a news reporter, primarily covering the security and crime.



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