Damauli. Manish Malla, a farmer of Devghat rural municipality-2 in Tanahun district, is disappointed that the lemon produced has not found a market. He complains that his produce is not getting a market for him.

Malla has cultivated lemon in 20 ropanis of land. He said that the production of lemon is in the final stage, but due to lack of market, it is in the field. Malla said, “There is no way to reach the field. The cost of carrying people to the car is high. On top of that, there is a problem of not getting the right price for lemon. ’

He said that he reached kalimati vegetable market in Kathmandu and requested the traders to sell it as there was no market at the local level. According to him, lemons were sold in Chitwan, Damauli of Tanahun and Pokhara last year, but this year they had to reach Kathmandu due to lack of market.

“It is difficult to get the cost of transporting the produced lemons to Kathmandu and it is difficult to get the cost of production, but I hope it will be helpful if we can sell them in Kathmandu instead of rotting in the field. I have told the farmers who buy more than 30 kg to come to the field and pick the lemons,” malla said, adding, “Farmers like us would not have to worry if the rural municipality had found a market for lemons.” It is also the responsibility of the local level to encourage the local farmers, but we have not received any support. ’

On the one hand, the produce has not found a market, on the other hand, the lemon cultivation has been damaged due to the storm that occurred on May 1and 2. With this, Malla, who has been engaged in lemon farming for seven years with the idea of doing something in the country, has become more frustrated.

He has planted more than 500 plants. At least 50 plants were damaged in the storm. Malla laments that although the climate that comes every year has damaged the lemon, there is no relief from anywhere.