Tanahun Farmers Earn NPR 455 Million from Orange Sales This Year

Tanahun. Farmers in this district have earned NPR 455 million from orange sales this year. This district, which sold oranges worth NPR 420 million last year, has produced oranges worth NPR 35 million more this year.

Kiran Pariyar, Crop Protection Officer and Information Officer at the District Agriculture Development Office, informed that out of 1,670 hectares cultivated for oranges in the district, production came from 977 hectares. According to him, out of a total production of 11,821.7 metric tons, the transaction occurred from the formal sale of 5,821.9 metric tons of oranges.

Various areas in the district's Aabukhaireni, Ghiring, Devghat, Bhimad, Myagde, Rishing, Bandipur, Byas, and Shuklagandaki municipalities are renowned pocket areas for orange cultivation. Office Chief Parshuram Adhikari stated that farmers' attraction towards orange cultivation is increasing due to the good income generated from orange production.

Most of the oranges produced in Tanahun are taken by traders from Damouli, Pokhara, and Kathmandu. Traders used to reach the orchards to purchase oranges. Because of this, farmers appeared more enthusiastic as they did not have to face market problems for sales.

Information Officer Pariyar informed that the office has arranged subsidies under the orange fruit development program for farmers, including free saplings, digging pits for new area expansion, building ponds for irrigation, and purchasing unnecessary branch cutting machines.

The office stated that it has been encouraging farmers by conducting on-site practical training to inform them about diseases and pests affecting oranges, along with handing over necessary equipment.