”Jumli apple is becoming everyone's choice because it is tasty.”
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Jumla has sold apples worth more than Rs 61 crore this year. This year, according to the District Agriculture Development Office Jumla, apples worth Rs 61 crore 41 lakh 5 thousand have been sold by Jumla.
According to the data, 20 thousand 511 metric tons and 46 quintals of apples were produced from apples planted on a total area of 4 thousand 250 hectares. Out of which 9 thousand 391 metric tons of apples were exported outside the district. According to the data of District Agriculture Development Office Jumla, Jumli apples were exported by trucks, buses, jeeps, high-rises and ships. Jumli farmers sold apples at the price of 65 rupees per kg.
1,660 metric tons of apples were exported by bus, 664 metric tons by jeep and high-rise and 74 metric tons by ship. 6 thousand 993 metric tons of apples were exported by freight trucks. After 4 days in July, 31 days in August, 30 days in August and 18 days in October, Jumli apples were exported for 83 days. Agricultural technician Lachiram Mahat informed that 837 traders have taken farmers' apples to the market.
According to him, although the production of apples in Jumla is less than last year, the apple business has increased due to the increase in price. According to the technical importance, a record file was prepared at the Nagm police station and given to the police station to collect the data of Jumli apples to be exported. The file also mentioned the merchant and the number of apple exporters.
In Jumla, high density apples are also being produced along with red, royal, golden. Apples are grown in all 60 wards of 7 rural municipalities including one municipality of the district. Farmers have expressed their grief that it is difficult to take apples to the market due to the rains at the time of export.
The apples of Jumla reach the markets of Surkhet, Nepalgunj, Kohalpur, Butwal, Chitwan and Kathmandu. Balakram Devkota, head of the District Agriculture Development Office, Jumla, said that a farmer sells apples ranging from a minimum of Rs 50,000 to Rs 12 lakh. He said, "Jumli apples are becoming everyone's choice because they are tasty and nutritious." Export of jumli apple has become easy with the Karnali highway being operational. But because of the dirt road, 5 percent of the apples have rotted due to shaking in the car. Farmers have demanded to build a large cold store in the district for the marketing of apples. They are repeatedly asking the government to create an environment to sell apples for six months.
