Climate and Agriculture Information Center Established for Farmers in Myagde, Tanahun

An agreement has been signed to establish an Agriculture and Climate Information Center in Myagde Rural Municipality, Tanahun. This center will provide weather forecasts, agricultural advice, and information on climate risk reduction. The rural municipality will manage infrastructure and human resources, while Children-Nepal will contribute NPR 200,000. May 5, Damauli (Tanahun).

The center aims to support local communities, especially farmers, by providing timely weather and climate-related information to facilitate climate change mitigation, adaptation, and coping strategies. To implement this, a memorandum of understanding was signed between Myagde Rural Municipality and the Social Integration Forum for Working Children (Children-Nepal). The signatories were Myagde Rural Municipality Chairperson Shriprasad Shrestha and Children-Nepal Executive Director Dilliprasad Sharma.

Through the established center, citizens will receive information on weather forecasts and seasonal events such as rainfall, droughts, storms, and hailstorms. Additionally, agricultural advice, awareness messages, and climate risk reduction information will be regularly disseminated, said Narayan Prasad Adhikari, Chief Administrative Officer of the rural municipality. The center will also provide farmers with knowledge on climate-resilient agricultural techniques such as drip irrigation, greenhouses, tunnel farming, and mulching. This initiative is expected to improve agricultural productivity, food self-sufficiency, and living standards.

The rural municipality will be responsible for the necessary infrastructure, manpower, and information management, while Children-Nepal will fund NPR 200,000 under the ‘Climate Resilient Community Project.’ Technical assistance, awareness material preparation, and promotional support will also be provided. Weather and climate data from the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Agriculture Department, and local agricultural and environment offices will be shared with farmers through the center. Information dissemination will be facilitated via digital boards, mobile messages, Facebook, and WhatsApp groups. The center is expected to start operations within a month. For smooth running, the municipality will allocate a room for the center and assign staff to regularly update the information.