1.

Farmers hoarding fertilizer may cause shortages: AIC

Analysis:-
In Nepal, Uses of chemical fertilizer has grown steadily, much of that growth has occurred in the
Terai region. From the article of Mr. Shankar Acharya we find that uses of chemical fertilizer has
increases and the market has been reeling under a shortage of fertilisers despite regular supply of
adequate quantity of urea and diammonium phosphate (DAP). Agriculture Inputs Company has
been supplying chemical fertilisers in 16 districts of Narayani, Lumbini and Janakpur zones.
According to Ajay Kumar Srivastav, head of Agriculture Inputs Companys regional office in
Parsa says that Agriculture Inputs Company supplied 12,399.05 tonnes of urea and 859 tonnes
of DAP in between May 16 to June 12, This supply is higher than in the last two to three years,.
But many of the fertilizers have been already sold so that only few amount of fertilizers remain
in stock and the paddy plantation season is near to come, if this continuous there is a high
chances of chemical fertilizer shortage.

As we know that there is less number of productions of chemical fertilizer in Nepal and they are
imported from other countries mostly form India. Imported fertilizers too are not regularly
available in that market that is also one of the reasons for the shortage. Lack of efficient fertilizer
distribution system increases the negative impact on the farmers productivity. From the article
we find that there is the chances of shortage of chemical fertilizer which might be due to the lack
of knowledge of using fertilizer in right time with right quantity. Analyzing the real market cases
we find that chemical fertilizer are shortages in public distribution center like AIC and in private
distributor fertilizer are available with high cost. So, more focused should be given in this case
because it directly effects in productivity. Thus, the government needs to adopt useful activities
aiming to raise public awareness and motivate the farmers to use balanced doses of fertilizer and
other complementary inputs.
2. Analysis on how the expansion strategy of NAC Nepal Airlines Corporation is helping
grow the tourism sector and overall economy in Nepal.

Answer: Airlines Corporation provides the worldwide transportation network, which makes it
essential for tourism as well as global business. Air travelling has become the most popular mode
of travel in modern society. It has become the key element of global economic development. It
has made possible to travel what earlier were long-lasting journeys in a short time period and
increased the demand for long-distance trips. Airlines are essential for tourism, particularly for
remote areas, difficult weather conditions, poor accessibility in the remote hill, and insufficient
connectivity by roads of Nepal. NAC is regulated by the Nepal Airlines Corporation Act, 1963.
Government of Nepal has the power to influence the management and controls the structure. If
there is expansion of NAC then it helps to facilitate the growing numbers of airlines coming in
the country.

The expansion strategy of NAC helps in growing the tourism sectors as well as economic sector
in different ways. Tourism directly supports jobs in airlines and airports, and spending of visitors
arriving by air creates a substantial number of jobs in the tourism industry. It plays a vital role in
facilitating economic growth, particularly in developing countries like Nepal. It generates
economic growth by alleviate poverty providing employment opportunities, increasing
revenues from taxes and fostering the conservation of protected areas. Contribution to world
GDP compared with other sectors, it has become larger than other different sectors like textiles,
chemical industries and food and beverages industries.

NAC is also looking to strengthen its position in both domestic and international segments that
will increases the number of tourist and expand the tourism sectors. Expansion strategy can
become the very important medium which can be combined with the tourism industry, taking
into consideration all direct, indirect and timely economic effects. So, it has become the most
significant economic sector.

Hence, in order to encourage the tourism sector and overall economic growth of the country,
expansion strategy of Nepal Airline Corporation is one of the most important factors for growing
the tourism industry and a main source of earning foreign currencies and increasing more
employment opportunities in the country.