Lal Bahadur Bayambu of Ranguwa, Nisdi Rural Municipality-6, sells at least 400 kg of red yams annually. He sold 800 kg of yams two years ago. They sold around 400 yams last year and this year. This yam is used along with pindalu and ginger.
"There is not much profit in growing yam, but it does not require much effort," he said.
Rangua's Hum Bahadur Bayambu has also sold 500 kilos of yams. He in turn grows yam commercially which gives him cash income. "The expenses of celebrating Maghe Sankranti are collected," he said, "It is dug towards the last week of Pus." Selling is not a problem. Earlier it was a problem if there were no sales, but now sales are based on the phone.' Not only Lal Bahadur and Hum Bahadur, but also the 34 families of Ranguwa in Archale, the main source of income for celebrating Maghe Sankranti is red yam. Everyone wears it because it generates cash income. To break the story, not only the people of Palpa cultivated yam, which was neglected by the government, but also hundreds of people from Galdha, Jhiruwas, Nisdi, Mityal, Sahalkot, Phoksingkot, Gothadi, Kol Danda and other villages Farmers have been earning millions. Four years ago, Mekh Bahadur Sunari, Ward President of Nisdi Rural Municipality-6, Archale, gave a subsidy of 2 lakhs to promote red yam. Apart from this, the government has not given subsidy for yam promotion in any village so far. Krishi Gyan Kendra, local level has not even kept statistics of yam. "Seeing that all the households in Rangwa village are selling yams, the budget allocation was made once," he said. Mimshree Bayambu Magar, a member of Nisdi Rural Municipality, said that there is a tradition of eating wild boar meat, bara (batuk) and yam in the Magar community. There is a huge demand for yam in the market even during Maghe Sankranti. During this time, Palpa yam is exported to Pokhara, Tansen, Butwal, Narayangadh, Kathmandu.
Tok Bahadur Khandluk Magar of Nisdi Rural Municipality-5, Galdha Pipalbhanjang said, 'Dhan Bahadur Khandluk of Galdha, Khad Bahadur Sunari Magar also sells 500 kg this year He said that he sold more yams than He said that this year the farmers got a price of 60 to 70 rupees per kg.
Hari Bahadur Darlami of Tansen Municipality-7, Kazi Pauwa said that he dug 15 kg of yam from a single plant. He said that they sell especially because the prices come up in the market during Maghe Sankranti. "If you know how to plant yams, it will bear very good fruit," he said, "If you plant it on steep land, it is easy to dig." Every year, large quantities of yams are exported during Maghe Sankranti to meet the market demand. But Santosh Kumar Chaudhary, Acting Head of Krishi Gyan Kendra Palpa, said that there is no data on how much is exported. Pocket areas of commercial yam production have not yet been determined. Farmers have been selling yams harvested through traditional methods as cash crops. Different varieties of yams are exported from Nisdi, Pur Khola, Rambha, Tinau and other local levels of the district. According to traders, more than 50 tons i.e. 5 thousand quintals of yams are exported from different parts of the district. Most of the exports are from Nisdi Rural Municipality.
They take the tarul from here to Arunkhola, Dumkibas, Chor Mara on the Mahendra Highway. At least 3 thousand from Nisdi A quintal more yam has been exported this year. Similarly, at least 3,000 quintals have been exported from East Khola, Rambha, Tinau, Mathagadhi. Yam is exported from various villages of Jhiruwas, Mityal, Galdha, Archale, Jamire in Nisdi. Gothadi, Rahwas, Bahadurpur of Mathagadi also cultivate yam. Kol Danda region of Tinau is like a pocket region of forest yam. Forest yams are also found in Kaseni area of Mathagadi. It is also exported from Rupse, Jhadeva.
is purchased from farmers and sent to traders through phone contact. Nisdi-6 trader Durga Bahadur Bayambu said that the yam production this year is not as good as in the past. He said that some people dig quickly and even if there is a problem with storage, they cannot get a good price. He said that compared to the past, the production of yam from Nisdi is less this year. Durga Sunari, a trader from Nisdi-4, Mityal, said that the demand in the market is lower than in the past. He told that 6000 kg of yams were exported this year targeting Maghe Sankranti.
This year, farmers have received 60 to 65 rupees per kg. But in the market, consumers have to pay more than 150. Farmers get a good income from yam planted with pindalu and ginger. Some people also find forest yams and sell them. The price of forest yam is almost double that of domestic yam. The ward president of Nisdi-4, Mityal, Santveer Sunari, recently said that farmers have stopped growing yams. "Early on, I used to sell 30/40 thousand during Maghe Sankranti," he said, "now I only eat it at home." Yam can also be used on steep land, in the fields. There is no program for the promotion of yam cultivation. No local level has allocated budget for it. Tirankumari Shrestha, Vice President of Nisdi Rural Municipality, said that although there is a good production of yam, there is no program related to it. "It may be because there are fewer farmers who grow only yams," she said, "If it can be made commercial, cash income can be generated."
Yam is produced for household purposes in different places of the district. There are few who produce it in commercial form. Yam planted for household purposes is exported. She said that although Raithane is a crop, there is no program for its conservation. There is no data about how many areas of yam are planted in the district.
It has been found that no one at the agricultural knowledge center or the local level is interested in how much the production is. Yam is a rhizome that grows under the soil. There is a trend of eating yam as a vegetable and with it. In Palpa, you can find brown, red and white house yams, forest yams, simal yams, and elephant yams in Palpa.
