According to the approval of the new organizational structure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives dated 2060/08/04, along with the reorganization of the Department of Agriculture, the Sericulture Development Program, Syangja, was established under the Directorate of Commercial Insect Development.

Since its inception, this office has been actively conducting programs related to sericulture promotion. In the year 2075, with the country moving to a federal democratic structure, the Sericulture Development Program has been working as a subordinate office of the Directorate of Agricultural Development under the Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives of Gandaki Province. Since 2076/077, this office has been running programs related to bees and mushrooms along with silk. Realizing the need for a state-level agricultural development farm/centre in Gandaki province, in the year 2077, Silk Development Program, renamed as Syangja, was established as Agricultural Development Resource Center.

1. Description of the office

a. Office Location:

b. Year of Establishment: 2041

c. Total Area: 41 Ropani

d. Area covered by Kimwoo Garden: 25 acres

e. Kimwu Mau Bot: 7000

f. Number and Type of Kirapalan Houses: 3 (Concrete)

is. Office quarters and other premises:

Office: 1

Paledhar: 1

Quaywater: 2

Cocoon Dryer Holds: 1

J. Physical description

Motorcycle-4, Scooter-1

Computer / Painter -5

Fax-1

Television Deck-1

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2. Current responsibilities of the office

- Supply of Koya seeds as per Grenage demand

- Technology validation

- Conduct training

- Outpost breeding and distribution

- Development of sericulture pocket areas

- Silk market service / coordination

- Technical service in farm command and pocket area

- Conducting mushroom cultivation extension program

- Conducting beekeeping extension program

3. Command Districts

Main: Syangja, Parvat, Nawalpur and 11 districts of the state

Purpose

•  The current silk development program, Baling Syangja, has been renamed as Agricultural Development Resource Center Baling Syangja. The new job description of this office is as follows.
•  Conducting activities related to the production, processing and marketing of the source seeds of the main vegetable crops of the province.
• To prepare the supply and demand balance of vegetable crop source seeds and advanced seeds.
• In coordination with agricultural research centers, to test the species and technology of vegetables and edible crops.
• Working in coordination with seed vision laboratories for the improvement of vegetable and edible crops and leveling and certification of source seeds.
• According to the needs and possibilities of the province, to carry out activities related to the production and marketing of Khaghan crops.
• Conducting activities related to sericulture development.
• Conducting activities related to the dissemination of vegetable farming technology in coordination with the Agricultural Knowledge Center.
• To develop the office as a place of learning to carry out work related to farm field study research.