Indian agricultural products take sizable Nepali market

Published 2023년 3월 29일

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The article highlights the significant dependence of Nepal on India for the supply of various agricultural products, with the Kalimati Fruits and Vegetables Market Development Board reporting that these imports made up 38.68% of Nepal's total imports over the past year. The reliance on Indian imports is particularly high for key staples like onions, tomatoes, potatoes, and certain fruits, with some reaching as high as 100% of the market share. This heavy dependence on foreign agricultural imports, especially from India, has raised concerns among economists, particularly given that half of Nepal's population relies on agriculture. The article underscores the need for Nepal to address its self-sufficiency issues in vegetables and fruits to reduce its reliance on foreign imports.

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KATHMANDU, March 29: Indian agricultural products have dominated the Nepali kitchen. A major percentage of vegetables and fruits is imported from neighboring India, according to the one-year data of the Kalimati Fruits and Vegetables Market Development Board. For instance, imported onions from India in a period of one year accounted for 99 percent of the total volume of onions traded at the market. Similarly, tomato imported from India made up 94.11 percent, potato (60 percent), green pea (45 percent), gourd (39 percent), pumpkin (66 percent), moringa oleifera (77 percent), tamarind (99 percent), apple (81 percent), pomegranate (98 percent), papaya (81 percent), and grape (81 percent) of the market. In the face of increasing imports of agricultural products from India, economists have warned that the situation was not good for the country when over half of its population is dependent on agriculture. According to the National Census 2021, 50.1 percent of the population depend on ...

Source: Nagariknetwork