Adhikari started commercial orange farming in 2052 BS by utilizing the steep land of the village.TAG_OPEN_div_27 Stating that contractors come to the orchard to buy oranges, he said there was no problem in the market.
Similarly, Dal Bahadur Thapa of Benikot, Byas Municipality-13, sold oranges worth Rs 1.TAG_OPEN_div_25 6 million this year. According to him, oranges worth Rs three lakh were sold this year compared to the previous year.
Gir Bahadur, who returned from abroad and started orange farming, said he sold oranges worth Rs 350,TAG_OPEN_div_23 000 this year. These are just a few examples, farmers in Tanahun have sold oranges worth Rs 45.5 crore this year. Last year, farmers in the district sold oranges worth Rs 42.5 crore.
Kiran Pariyar, information officer at Agriculture Knowledge Centre, said that 5821 TAG_OPEN_div_21.9 metric tonnes of oranges were sold this year. According to him, 11821.7 metric tonnes of oranges were produced this year. Out of 1670 hectares of orange farming in the district, orange is produced in 977 hectares of land, said Pariyar.
Similarly, in the fiscal year 2080÷81, oranges worth Rs 300 million were produced.TAG_OPEN_div_17 At that time, 3,750 metric tons of oranges were produced. According to Pariyar, orange production has increased with the increase in attraction towards orange farming in the district.
Most of the oranges produced in Tanahun are transported by Kathmandu-based traders.TAG_OPEN_div_15 Traders go to the orchards to buy oranges. Apart from Kathmandu, oranges are sold in Pokhara, Narayangadh and other places. In most of the places of the district, traders go to the orchards to buy oranges.
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