Walling. Farmers of Kaligandaki rural municipality of Syangja have started commercial akbare chilli cultivation. Commercial cultivation of Akbare chilli has been started in all the seven wards of the rural municipality through kaligandaki agriculture and animal entrepreneurship development project with the financial and technical support of the rural municipality and Heifer project.
Khim Bahadur Thapa, chairperson of the rural municipality, said the campaign would have great significance to improve the economic status of the farmers by producing it commercially as the market price and demand are good.
“A large quantity of Akbare chilli is being produced in different parts of Kaligandaki rural municipality,” he said, adding, “The rural municipality will take the responsibility of marketing the chillies produced by the farmers.” This will further encourage farmers to engage in commercial chilli production. ‘
The market price of akbari has been fixed at a minimum of Rs 225 per kg. It will be added based on the market price at the time of production. Mukti Pandey, market facilitator of the project, informed that the project has been provided free of cost to the farmers by producing brinjal from nurseries at five different places of the municipality.
In total, 183,300 seedlings have been distributed free of cost to more than 130 farmers, he said. “We have provided free seedlings, mulching plastic and free technical assistance to the farmers here,” pandey said. ‘
Prith Sinjali Magar of Kipat of Kaligandaki-1 said that this time 8,000 akbari saplings have been planted in 10 ropanis of land. According to him, he started commercial farming after receiving free of cost from the rural municipality with brinjal, mulching plastic and technical support.
“Although there is not enough water facility for irrigation, there are big fields here,” she said, adding, “I have started commercial akbare farming this time even though i have been cultivating indigenous crops and mainly maize since the time of Baubaje.” Sinjali Magar said, “We have started commercial farming of Akbare by replacing maize cultivation as the market price of Akbare chillies is good and production is also faster.
He believes that the production of Akbare chilli, which was planted for domestic purposes in the past, is good, which has made it easier for commercial production. “If the minimum price of chillies produced by us has already been fixed, then the farmers will not have to find a market as the rural municipality will also do the marketing. That’s why we are excited,” said Sinjali Magar.
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