The role of the Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU) in present Federalist Nepal is based on the demand for higher level human resource production, appropriate technology development to enhance agriculture productivity, food and nutritional security, and the development of the forestry sector in the country. [...] The extension mandate of AFU comes in direct conflict with the mission and activities of the Department of Agriculture (DOA) and the Department of Livestock Services (DLS) who currently provide government extension services in the country. [...] The primary recommendations from the workshop are to- a) clarify the laws that establish the role of AFU, b) restructure the existing institutional arrangements to clarify the roles and responsibilities of AFU, NARC, DLS, and DOA, c) establish the role of AFU as an agricultural land-grant institution and the appropriate land-grant model to meet the needs of Nepal, d) develop the appropriate regula. [...] Clarify laws Revision of the articles of the Agriculture and Forestry University Act (2010) is needed to clarify the roles and responsibilities of AFU and to ensure the university’s ability to fulfil its mandate including the vision and mission. [...] The purpose of such a regulatory body would be to compliment the activities of the QAAC in order to ensure that the human resources developed through the academic system met the demand and needs of the agriculture, livestock, and forestry sectors.
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