Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Environment

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Ministry of Agriculture, Forest and Environment
कृषि, वन तथा पर्यावरण मन्त्रालय
Emblem of Nepal
Ministry overview
Formed14 May 2026 (2026-05-14)
Preceding agencies
JurisdictionGovernment of Nepal
HeadquartersSingha Durbar, Kathmandu
Minister responsible
Websitemoald.gov.np

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forest and Environment is a federal ministry of Nepal responsible for the management of the country’s agricultural sector, forest resources, and environmental conservation efforts. It was established in its current form on 14 May 2026 following the merger of the former Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development and the Ministry of Forests and Environment.[1][2]

As part of the Balendra Shah-led government's administrative restructuring reform, the ministry was formed by combining agricultural administration, forestry governance and environmental conservation responsibilities under a single federal ministry.

List of ministers

This is a list of former ministers responsible for forest, environment and later agriculture, forest and environment affairs since the 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election:

Name Party Assumed office Left office Portfolio
Minister for Forest
1 Mahesh Acharya[3] Nepali Congress 25 February 2014 rowspan="2" |Minister for Forest
2 Agni Sapkota[4] Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) 19 October 2015
Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation
3 Shankar Bhandari[5] Nepali Congress 26 August 2016 31 May 2017 rowspan="3" |Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation
4 Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba Nepali Congress 7 June 2017 11 September 2017
5 Bikram Pandey[6] Rastriya Prajatantra Party 11 September 2017 15 February 2018
Minister for Forests and Environment
6 Shakti Bahadur Basnet[7] Nepal Communist Party 16 March 2018 25 December 2020 Minister for Forests and Environment
7 Prem Ale Nepal Communist Party 25 December 2020 4 June 2021 Minister for Forests and Environment
8 Narad Muni Rana CPN UML 10 June 2021 22 June 2021 Minister for Forests and Environment
9 Krishna Gopal Shrestha CPN UML 24 June 2021 12 July 2021 Minister for Forests and Environment
10 Ram Sahaya Yadav People's Socialist Party, Nepal 8 October 2021 4 July 2022 Minister for Forests and Environment
11 Pradeep Yadav (Nepalese politician) People's Socialist Party, Nepal 4 August 2022 14 October 2022 Minister for Forests and Environment
12 Birendra Prasad Mahato People's Socialist Party, Nepal 24 May 2023 4 March 2024 Minister for Forests and Environment
13 Nawal Kishor Sah People's Socialist Party (Nepal, 2024) 10 March 2024 8 July 2024 Minister for Forests and Environment
14 Aain Bahadur Shahi Thakuri Nepali Congress 15 July 2024 9 September 2025 Minister for Forests and Environment
15 Sushila Karki Independent 12 September 2025 12 December 2025 Prime Minister
16 Madhav Chaulagain 12 December 2025 27 March 2026 Minister for Forests and Environment
Minister for Agriculture, Forest and Environment
17 Geeta Chaudhary Rastriya Swatantra Party 14 May 2026 Incumbent Minister for Agriculture, Forest and Environment

References

  1. Kaphle, Kaushal (May 4, 2026). "Government moves to abolish four ministries and restructure the state". Onlinekhabar. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
  2. Prasain, Krishana (May 14, 2026). "Nepal cuts federal ministries to 18 in administrative overhaul". The Kathmandu Post. Kathmandu. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
  3. "Meet the new cabinet of ministers". Nepali Times. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  4. "Nepal's Prime Minister KP Oli Expands Cabinet, Inducts 9 New Ministers". NDTV. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  5. "13 new ministers take oath from President". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  6. "Newly appointed ministers sworn in". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  7. "Council of Ministers". Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Minister. Retrieved 5 March 2019.