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A trader, Pawan Kattel, has incurred significant losses due to high transportation costs while supplying apples from Bajura to Dhangadhi, despite paying farmers well. The high costs are attributed to the poor road network and the fruit is sold at a profit of Rs 40 per kilogram in the market. However, farmers in Bajura, known for organic apple production, have not achieved good market prices due to issues such as poor road network, insufficient storage, and lack of cooperation from government agencies.
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SUDURPASCHIM, Sept 30: Pawan Kattel, a trader, paid Rs 40 for each kilogram of apple to supply it from Bajura to Dhangadhi. Kattel, who was planning to make good income in the time of festivals, complained of losses due to exorbitant transportation costs. Kattel paid a maximum of Rs 40 for the farmers in the apple orchards but has been facing hardship to supply the fruit to the market also due to poor road network. Each kilogram of apple is sold at Rs 80 in the Dhangadhi market. He shared that Rs 10 was paid for the apple picking in the farm and Rs 30 for transporting all along from Jukotlesi in Bajura to Dhangadhi in Kailali through Kalikot, Dailekh, Surkhet, Banke and Bardiya. Pandusen, Budhinanda, Swamikattik and Jagannath rural municipalities are famous for the production of organic apples in Bajura. However, the farmers here have not gotten the good market and price, for which poor road network, insufficient storage and other reasons are blamed. Padam Bahadur Shahi, a farmer ...
Source: Nagariknetwork
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