Garlic is not getting a good market value in Nepal

Published 2022년 8월 1일

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Farmers in Chunwang Rural Municipality-9, a region known for garlic production in Rukum 9-East, Nepal, are facing issues with low market prices for their produce. They are seeking a price of Rs 100 per kg, more than twice the market rate of Rs 50-60 per kg, but[INST] due to lack of demand at that price, they are left with surplus garlic stocks. As a result, farmers are experiencing reduced production and financial losses. The area has seen an increase in garlic production, reaching 432,350 metric tons this year, a rise of 12.13% from the previous year, covering 72 hectares of land.

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RUKUM, August 1: Farmers complain that the garlic produced in Chunwang Rural Municipality-9 located in Rukum 9-East, a pocket area of garlic, is not getting a fair price in the market. Currently, the price of garlic in the market outside is Rs 50 to 60 per kg. Chunwanga’s garlic producing farmers want to sell garlic at the rate of Rs 100 per kg even as the price of garlic is not likely to rise above Rs 50 per kg. Ganju Khadka, a garlic producer in Chunwang, said that since no one bought garlic at 100 per kilo, now garlic is stockpiled in households. He said that now he only has around 10 quintals of garlic. Khadka, who produced 18 quintals of garlic last year, said that now the production has decreased. He said that not even a little bit of garlic was sold due to not getting a proper price this year. According to him, now every house in Chunwang has around 3 to 10 quintals of garlic. Chunwang's former ward president Pravesh Pun said that the farmers' garlic that was offered at the ...

Source: Nagariknetwork