Madan Prasad Pariyar
Madan Prasad Pariyar Dr | |
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मदन प्रसाद परियार | |
Madan Pariyar, 2025 | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development of Nepal | |
| Assumed office 22 September 2025 | |
| President | Ram Chandra Poudel |
| Prime Minister | Sushila Karki |
| Vice President | Ram Sahaya Yadav |
| Preceded by | Ram Nath Adhikari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | Independent |
Madan Prasad Pariyar is a Nepalese Climate & Agriculture expert, and the president of Samata Foundation who is currently serving as the Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development in the interim cabinet of Prime Minister Sushila Karki since 22 September 2025.[1] Pariyar is also serving as the Minister of Water Supply as of January 2026. [2]
Early life and Education
He was born in Rajbiraj, Saptari District, Nepal. He graduated in agricultural engineering from the Allahabad Institute of Agriculture in India and completed his Master's (1989) and PhD (1994) in Agriculture and Food Engineering program from Asian Institute of Technology School of Environment, Resources and development (SERD) in Bangkok, Thailand. .[3][4]
Climate Leadership and Representation
In November 2025, Dr. Pariyar led the Nepali delegation to 30th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP30) in Belém, Brazil.[5]
ICT Development
During 2007, Dr Pariyar served as the member secretary for The High Level Commission for Information and Technology (HLCIT). The commission was established by government to provide strategic direction and help formulate appropriate policies for the development of ICT sector in the country. [6] Dr. Pariyar has authored several research and scientific publications. In his paper presented at the International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV) '07 conference, Pariyar presented a holistic vision for Nepal's e-Government development, offering detailed insights into its opportunities, challenges, and implementation strategies. [7]
Development Sector Leadership
He was a senior consultant with IDE.[8][9]
Others
He was general manager of Udayapur Cement and Agricultural Tools Factory in Birgunj.
Personal Life
Born in Rajbiraj, Saptari district of Nepal, Pariyar currently resides in Chandragiri municipality in Kathmandu.
Bibliography
Pariyar, Madan, and BK Arjun Kumar. "Connecting Dalit Land Rights and Climate Justice." In Environmental Justice in Nepal, pp. 71-81. Routledge, 2024. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-edit/10.4324/9781003371175-9/connecting-dalit-land-rights-climate-justice-madan-pariyar-arjun-kumar
Sultana, Parvin, Paul Michael Thompson, Naya Sharma Paudel, Madan Pariyar, and Mujibur Rahman. 2019. “Transforming Local Natural Resource Conflicts to Cooperation in a Changing Climate: Bangladesh and Nepal Lessons.” Climate Policy 19 (sup1): S94–106. doi:10.1080/14693062.2018.1527678.
Ambrosino, Chiara, Rachel Rose, Madan Pariyar, Trang Bui, Rakesh Kothari, Suzanne Phillips, and L. Savino. "Effect of market system interventions on household resilience: comparison of two methodologies." In Resilience Measurement, Evidence and Learning Conference-New Orleans, pp. 1-13. 2018. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rachel-Rose-5/publication/333703429_Effect_of_market_system_interventions_on_household_resilience_comparison_of_two_methodologies/links/5cffe2a892851c874c5f7cde/Effect-of-market-system-interventions-on-household-resilience-comparison-of-two-methodologies.pdf
Pariyar, Madan P. "E-government initiatives in Nepal: challenges and opportunities." In Proceedings of the 1st international Conference on theory and Practice of Electronic Governance, pp. 280-282. 2007. https://doi.org/10.1145/1328057.1328115
Pariyar P, Madan. "Water and poverty linkages in mountainous areas: A case study from Nepal." (2003) Water and Poverty Linkages: ater and Poverty Linkages: Case Studies from Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. https://catalog.ihsn.org/citations/10664
References
- ^ "Climate and agriculture expert Pariyar takes charge of agriculture ministry". 2025-09-22.
- ^ https://mows.gov.np/content/12976/message-form-hon-minister-of-water-supply/
- ^ https://ekantipur.com/news/2025/09/22/en/pariyar-an-expert-on-climate-and-agriculture-became-the-agriculture-minister-46-49.html
- ^ https://kathmandupost.com/politics/2025/09/22/climate-and-agriculture-expert-pariyar-takes-charge-of-agriculture-ministry
- ^ https://diplomatnepal.com/diplomacy/climate/nepals-calls-for-climate-justice-in-cop30/
- ^ https://ait.ac.th/2007/05/ait-president-has-a-fruitful-trip-to-nepal/
- ^ https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1328057.1328115
- ^ https://www180.ekantipur.com/news/2025/09/22/en/pariyar-an-expert-on-climate-and-agriculture-became-the-agriculture-minister-46-49.html
- ^ https://naan.org.np/madan-pariyar/