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A potato exhibition fair will be held in Jumla on Tuesday. A potato exhibition fair is going to be held at the Krishna Mandir in the headquarters of Khalanga.
The potato exhibition will be held in collaboration with District Agriculture Development Office, Land Problem Solution Commission and Nepal Journalist Federation Jumla.
In the exhibition, the potatoes produced in all the eight local Lekali areas of the district will be put on display, Suman Acharya, an expert of the Land Problem Solution Commission, informed. "This exhibition will highlight not only the marketing of potatoes, but also the importance of Jumli potatoes," he said.
According to District Agricultural Development Office Jumla, potatoes are cultivated for three months and six months in Jumla. Dhipu of Tila rural municipality, Patarkhola of Hima, Jodu of Sinja, Bota of Kankasundari, Tirkhu of Patarasi, Topla of Tatopani and potatoes of Chandannath municipality area will also be exhibited. The market price of potatoes produced in the district is Rs 60 per kg. According to
statistics, last year, potatoes were cultivated in an area of 2,245 hectares. In the financial year 080/081, potatoes were cultivated in an area of two thousand 245 hectares. From which 34 thousand 450 metric tons of potatoes were produced.
In the current financial year, 35 thousand 930 metric tons of potatoes have been produced in an area of 2,290 hectares. Although there is a lot of potato production in the season, there is a shortage of potatoes in the off-season.
