Government of Nepal

Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development

Plant Quarantine And Pesticide Management Center

Hariharbhawan, Lalitpur

Objectives

  1. Jobs related to import, permission and regulation of pesticides.

  2. Communication, co-ordination and co-operation with international organizations related to regulations and management of pesticides.

  3. Collection and dissemination of information related to pesticides which are either in use or banned.

  4. Formulation of policy, standards, laws and regulations for import, distribution, use and management of pesticides.

  5. Facilitate safe trade by reducing the risk to the plant health and biodiversity of Nepal associated with import and export of Agriculture and Forest Products.

  6. Carry out the functions of National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO).

  7. Implementation of the Plant Protection Act, 2064 and Plant Protection Regulation, 2066.

  8. Jobs related to quarantine of plant and plant products.

  9. Establishment and management of plant quarantine check posts.