Kathmandu, June 24 -- Fourteen farmers across Nepal have been honoured with the National Excellence in Farming Award, recognising their outstanding contributions to the agricultural sector.

President Ramchandra Paudel presented the awards at a special ceremony held at Sheetal Niwas, organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development.

Two farmers from each of the seven provinces were selected. The recipients from Koshi Province were Suresh Kumar Mehta (Arya Agriculture Firm) and Ramesh Sah (Ramesh Agriculture Firm); from Madhesh Province, Bharat Kumar Yadav (Shambhunath Fish Farm) and Hira Bahadur Thapa Magar (Nijgadh Banana Agriculture); and from Bagmati Province, Chet Prasad Dhakal (Kalika Livestock Development Centre) ...