Baglung produces orange worth around Rs 270 million

BAGLUNG, Jan 31: Baglung district alone has produced oranges worth around Rs 270 million this year. The produce went up this time around with the rise in the farmers' attraction to orange cultivation. Compared to last year, the orange production this year has increased by Rs 4.4 million. The rise in production is due to the protection of orange saplings from pest infestation. According to the Agriculture Knowledge Centre in Baglung, the production was worth Rs 26.46 millions last year. Lately, farmers have started cultivating oranges even in barren land, which also contributed to an annual increase in production, informed knowledge centre chief Kumar Pun Magar. He also shared that orange production has increased even in the villages which are being largely deserted with the rise in outbound migration. Previously, agricultural lands were used to cultivate crops such as millet, maize, and wheat, but these days orange farming has begun, Magar added. Farmers are attracted to orange ...