Nepal: There is no market for oranges grown in Doti

DOTI, Dec 21: Farmers are worried that they will not be able to easily market fruits including oranges grown on the Chure hills of Doti and Kailali due to the risk of the coronavirus infection. At present, oranges, tangerine and lemon are abundant in the farmers' fields. Farmers are worried as the fruits produced have not found market as expected due to the risk of the coronavirus. The main income of the farmers here is orange, tangerine and lemon farming. Roj Bahadur Kalel of Badikedar Rural Municipality-1 of Doti said that fruits have started rotting on the trees as they could not take the fruits including oranges and lemons to the market. “Fruits are abundant on the trees but they have started drying and rotting in the fields as the situation is not conducive to take them to the market,” he said. “This year’s yield will go to waste.” Concerned over the lack of easy marketing amidst the global pandemic, farmers are further frustrated that agricultural produce, including oranges, ...