Bir Bahadur Gurung of Dharche Rural Municipality-2 Runchet started kiwi cultivation seven years ago on the land where millet is cultivated. Gurung, who started farming with five plants in 2074, has expanded the area to 30 plants. This year alone, 15 out of 30 plants have produced lots of kiwi fruit.

But Gurung complains that the produced kiwi has not found a market. "Kiwis started ripening from November, leaves and stems fall in May," he said, "I have recently brought ripe kiwis home and stored them, and the risk of spoilage has increased as there is no market." 

Gurung said that about 10 quintals of kiwi were produced this year. "I looked for a field and carried it to Doko and brought five quintals of kiwi to Fish Market," he said. Gurung said that there was a problem in selling the

product since the year it started. "The number of farmers cultivating kiwi in the village is increasing, this year more than 200 kiwi plants have grown in the village, many farmers are still keeping them at home without finding a market," he said, "Last year we distributed them to relatives and neighbors and sold some, this year it is difficult to cut them." He said that he sold it to customers who reached the village for 150 rupees. Kiwis that were carried to Doko and delivered to Fish Farm have been sold for up to 200 rupees. Gurung plans to sell leftover kiwis at cultural events in the village on the occasion of Lhosar. "If it doesn't sell here, there is a plan to bring it to Chitwan," Gurung said. 

The farmers of Runchet say that despite the price of kiwi produced, it could not be delivered to the market due to transportation inconvenience. Vehicles have barely started running on the rural roads damaged by rain since the first week of December. "If the road was good, it would have been possible to go to the market by car, remote places are inconvenienced by the road," said Gurung. Gurung said that because kiwi is cultivated with little investment, the attraction of farmers has increased. He has cultivated kiwi in an area of ​​about eight plantations. 

Farmers say that one kiwi plant can produce for 50 years. But even in big cities, Kiwis do not have a market, said Chandman Gurung of Runchet. Chandaman, who grew eight quintals of kiwifruit this year, said that even when he delivered it to Kathmandu, he found it difficult to sell it. "I put four quintals of kiwi in a car and took it to Kathmandu, but after it became difficult to sell it, I left it in the market," he said, "even if the kiwi fruit was good, it could not find much market." 

Locals said that more than 20 quintals of kiwi have grown this year in Runchet alone. The attractiveness of farmers has also increased as the climate and environment are favorable for kiwi cultivation. More than 60 households have started kiwi cultivation in Dharche-6 Kashigaon. But according to Dhanman Gurung of Kashigaon, there is no market for the kiwi produced.

'There is a product, but there is no market,' said Dhanman, 'even if we take it to a big market, it is difficult to sell it. If we keep everything in one place, we will not sell it. How many days will we sell in the market in terms of kilos? .'