by Laxmi Sah, The Kathmandu Post Banana farmer Sadhuram Kharel of Nijgadh 9 lost most of his plants to a violent storm in April. A devastated Kharel, who has been growing the fleshy fruit for 10 years, isn’t interested anymore in casting his ballot on Friday. Many farmers in nineContinue Reading
SOURCE: Khabarhub Baglung has witnessed increasing commercial farming of dragon fruit that has drawn a huge demand in the market, of late. Pratiman Thapa, a local of Kathekhola rural municipality-1, Pala Karina of Baglung, has initiated cultivating dragon fruit in the barren land after he returned home from overseas employment.Continue Reading
SOURCE: Ramesh Kumar Poudel, The Kathmandu Post Banana farmers in Chitwan are switching to G9 banana because the Malbhog variety, which has been providing them a good income, is being increasingly plagued by disease. But fruit growers have not been able to completely give up the yellow Malbhog banana. AlthoughContinue Reading
Original Source: Nepal 24 Hours Dhankuta district was famous for exporting toothsome orange creating its niche market among consumers in the eastern Terai and also in adjoining Indian markets of Bihar and West Bengal. Once a synonym of orange production in eastern hills of Nepal, Dhankuta, of late, is turningContinue Reading