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Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development^[1]
	Emblem of Nepal
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Formed	1952
Jurisdiction	Government of Nepal
Minister responsible	Ram Nath Adhikari, Hon. Minister;
Agency executives	Dr. Deepak Kumar Kharel, Secretary (Agriculture Development); Dr. Rajendra Prasad Mishra, Secretary (Livestock Development);
Website	www.moald.gov.np

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The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development is a governmental body of Nepal responsible for the growth and development of agriculture sector in the country.^[2] Local areas each have a District Agriculture Development Office (DADO).^{[citation needed]} The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development is the central apex body of Government of Nepal to look after the agriculture and allied fields.^[3] The current minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development is Jwala Kumari Sah.

History of the Ministry

The Government of Nepal established the early form of this ministry, the Department of Agriculture, in 1952, dissolving the Agricultural Council, which was the highest governing body until that time. In 1974, the department was developed into a ministry and the portfolio of Irrigation was included resulting in the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation. After further restructuring, the Ministry of Irrigation was formed separately. It was in 1991 that the Government decided to strengthen cooperatives throughout Nepal and between 1999 and 2001, the ministry was named the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperative. When the portfolio of cooperatives was outsourced again, the ministry gained was known under the names of Ministry of Agriculture or Ministry of Agricultural Development depending on the current administration.^[1] In 2018, under the Second Oli cabinet, the portfolio of the ministry was enlarged and the portfolio of Land Management was added to the then Ministry of Agricultural Development and the portfolio of Cooperatives was returned to the ministry, while the Ministry of Land Reform and Management was discontinued.^[4] In August 2018, the ministry's portfolio was adjusted again, due to a cabinet expansion, the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation was reopened while the agriculture-related portfolio was changed to Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development.^[5]

Former Ministers of Agriculture

This is a list of former Ministers of Agriculture (or corresponding) since the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election in 2013:


	Name	Party	Assumed office	Left office	Portfolio
1	Hari Parajuli^[6]	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	25 February 2014	2 July 2015^[7]	Minister of Agriculture
2	Haribol Gajurel^[8]	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	12 October 2015	13 July 2016	Minister of Agriculture
3	Gauri Shankar Chaudhary^[9]	Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)	4 August 2016	31 May 2017	Minister for Agricultural Development
4	Ram Krishna Yadav^[10]	Nepali Congress	26 July 2017	15 February 2018	Minister for Agricultural Development
5	Chakrapani Khanal^[11]	Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) until 17 May 2018 Nepal Communist Party from 17 May 2018	16 March 2018	20 November 2019	Minister for Agriculture, Land Management and Cooperatives (until August 2018) Minister for Agricultural and Livestock Development (from August 2018 until August 2019) Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development (from August 2019)
6	Ghanashyam Bhusal^[12]	Nepal Communist Party	20 November 2019	25 December 2020	Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development
7	Padma Kumari Aryal	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	25 December 2020	4 JUNE 2021	Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development
8	Jwala Kumari Sah	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	10 JUNE 2021	22 JUNE 2021	Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development
9	Basanta Kumar Nembang	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	24 JUNE 2021	12 JULY 2021	Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development
10	Mahendra Raya Yadav	People's Socialist Party, Nepal	8 October 2021	4 July 2022	Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development
11	Mrigendra Kumar Singh Yadav	People's Socialist Party, Nepal	4 August 2022	14 October 2022	Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development
12	Jwala Kumari Sah	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	26 December 2022	27 February 2023	Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development
13	Beduram Bhusal	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)	31 March 2023		Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development

References

^ ^a ^b "कृषि, भूमि व्यवस्था तथा सहकारी मन्त्रालय - पृष्ठभूमि" (in Nepali). Government of Nepal. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
^ "Home". moald.gov.np.
^ "http://www.moald.gov.np/en".
^ "Government restructuring its ministries". República. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
^ "PM expands Cabinet". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
^ "Meet the new cabinet of ministers". Nepali Times. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
^ "PM Koirala approves Minister Parajuli's resignation". República. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
^ "Maoists sending Haribol Gajurel in Oli Cabinet, to get Agriculture Ministry". The Himalayan Times. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
^ "13 new ministers take oath from President". The Himalayan Times. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
^ "Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba expands cabinet, inducts 19 new ministers". Indian Express. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
^ "PM Oli appoints 15 ministers". The Kathmandu Post. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
^ "Newly appointed ministers take oath". The Himalayan Times. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2020.

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[Ministry-1] "कृषि, भूमि व्यवस्था तथा सहकारी मन्त्रालय - पृष्ठभूमि" (in Nepali). Government of Nepal. Retrieved 1 April 2018.

[2] "Home". moald.gov.np.

[3] "http://www.moald.gov.np/en".

[4] "Government restructuring its ministries". República. Retrieved 20 March 2018.

[5] "PM expands Cabinet". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

[6] "Meet the new cabinet of ministers". Nepali Times. Retrieved 1 October 2017.

[7] "PM Koirala approves Minister Parajuli's resignation". República. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2018.

[8] "Maoists sending Haribol Gajurel in Oli Cabinet, to get Agriculture Ministry". The Himalayan Times. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2018.

[9] "13 new ministers take oath from President". The Himalayan Times. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2017.

[10] "Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba expands cabinet, inducts 19 new ministers". Indian Express. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2018.

[11] "PM Oli appoints 15 ministers". The Kathmandu Post. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.

[12] "Newly appointed ministers take oath". The Himalayan Times. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2020.

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+The '''Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development''' is a governmental body of [[Nepal]] responsible for the growth and development of [[agriculture sector]] in the country.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moald.gov.np/ |title=Home |website=moald.gov.np}}</ref> Local areas each have a District Agriculture Development Office (DADO).{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development is the central apex body of [[Government of Nepal]] to look after the [[agriculture]] and allied fields.<ref>"http://www.moald.gov.np/en".</ref> The current minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development is [[Jwala Kumari Sah]].
 ==History of the Ministry==
 The [[Government of Nepal]] established the early form of this ministry, the ''Department of Agriculture'', in 1952, dissolving the ''Agricultural Council'', which was the highest governing body until that time. In 1974, the department was developed into a ministry and the portfolio of ''Irrigation'' was included resulting in the ''Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation''. After further restructuring, the [[Ministry of Irrigation (Nepal)|Ministry of Irrigation]] was formed separately.
 It was in 1991 that the Government decided to strengthen cooperatives throughout Nepal and between 1999 and 2001, the ministry was named the ''Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperative''. When the portfolio of cooperatives was outsourced again, the ministry gained was known under the names of ''Ministry of Agriculture'' or ''Ministry of Agricultural Development'' depending on the current administration.<ref name="Ministry"/>
-In 2018, under the [[second Oli cabinet]], the portfolio of the ministry was enlarged and the portfolio of ''Land Management'' was added to the then ''Ministry of Agricultural Development'' and the portfolio of ''Cooperatives'' was returned to the ministry, while the [[Ministry of Land Reform and Management (Nepal)|Ministry of Land Reform and Management]] was discontinued.<ref>{{cite web|title=Government restructuring its ministries|url=http://www.myrepublica.com/news/37259/|publisher=República|accessdate=20 March 2018}}</ref> In August 2018, the ministry's portfolio was adjusted again, due to a cabinet expansion, the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation was reopened while the agriculture-related portfolio was changed to Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development.<ref>{{cite web |title=PM expands Cabinet |url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2018-08-04/pm-expands-cabinet.html |publisher=The Kathmandu Post |accessdate=3 August 2018}}</ref>
+In 2018, under the [[Oli cabinet, 2018|Second Oli cabinet]], the portfolio of the ministry was enlarged and the portfolio of ''Land Management'' was added to the then ''Ministry of Agricultural Development'' and the portfolio of ''Cooperatives'' was returned to the ministry, while the [[Ministry of Land Reform and Management (Nepal)|Ministry of Land Reform and Management]] was discontinued.<ref>{{cite web|title=Government restructuring its ministries|url=http://www.myrepublica.com/news/37259/|publisher=República|accessdate=20 March 2018}}</ref> In August 2018, the ministry's portfolio was adjusted again, due to a cabinet expansion, the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation was reopened while the agriculture-related portfolio was changed to Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development.<ref>{{cite web |title=PM expands Cabinet |url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2018-08-04/pm-expands-cabinet.html |publisher=The Kathmandu Post |accessdate=3 August 2018}}</ref>
 ==Former Ministers of Agriculture==

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