News on Potato Cultivation from Nepal

Farmers in Jumla find stable income in potato farming
March 09, 2023

Farmers in Jumla, Nepal find a stable income in potato farming

Every morning, Rupa Khadka of Patarasi Rural Municipality-6 in Jumla, Nepal heads towards Khalanga, the district headquarters, with a doko of potatoes on her back.
Mukunda Ranjit recognized as the scientist who saved the potato for Nepal
February 14, 2019

Mukunda Ranjit recognized as the scientist who saved the potato for Nepal

In Nepal, Mukunda Ranjit is recognized by the Kantipur Foundation as Kantipur Icon 2018 in the category Science and Technology for his work to make potatoes virus-free, pioneering this initiative in South Asia.
How to get your potatoes to a market - ANY market - in rural Nepal
July 06, 2017

How to get your potatoes to a market - ANY market - in rural Nepal

Potato farmers in Jumla are overjoyed. Unlike other years, vendors are coming to Jumla - a remote area in Nepal with very limited road access - to buy potatoes from farmers. This means they don't have to walk a full day to sell a single sack of potatoes - at a low price...
Branding the 'Dolakha's Potato' raised demand, but winter drought cuts supply
November 07, 2016

Branding the 'Dolakha's Potato' raised demand, but winter drought cuts supply

Potato production in Dolakha - a district in Nepal severely affected by the 2015 earthquakes - has dropped sharply this year due to a prolonged winter drought.The drop in output has occurred when farmers in the district had been preparing to brand their products.

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