Nepalese orange growers earn more after switching to avocado cultivation

Published 2022년 11월 17일

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Orange growers in Nepal's Dhankuta municipality have seen a improvement in their livelihoods by switching to avocado cultivation. In the last season, they sold 239.4 tons of avocados and earned Rs 32 million (€237,976). The switch was due to the constant problems with diseases in orange crops and the uncertainty in market prices. Four years ago, there were 1,963 avocado growers, but this number has now increased to 4,926, who have planted avocado trees on 12,999 hectares.

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Many Nepalese orange growers who have been cultivating this fruit for decades are experiencing better times by switching to avocado cultivation in recent years. Avocado growers in Nepal's Dhankuta municipality sold 77.7 tons and earned Rs 2.3 million (€17,104). Their fate changed by selling 239.4 tons for Rs 32 million (€237,976) last season. The growers say they were tired of constantly dealing with diseases in the orange crop. Unlike oranges, they also do not have to worry about the market prices for avocados. Four years ago ...

Source: AGF