Timur is the goal of economic prosperity in the hilly district of Lumbini

He said in a meeting with Chief Minister of Lumbini Province Chetnarayan Acharya and former Chief Minister Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary along with Minister and Forest Secretary Mohanraj Kafle on Thursday in Deukhuri that the Nepali Timur should be saved in a completely pesticide-free condition, so that it will get a better price as an organic product. He came to Nepal to study about Timur. The survey has also started as it is possible to get good income from there by taking it to the world market.

Timur has been cultivated commercially in different places of Rolpa district. They have been farming in Madi Rural Municipality, Triveni Rural Municipality and Runtigadhi Rural Municipality of Timur without pesticides. Foreign companies have shown interest about the possibility of bringing the organic timur found here to the world market and have started a study survey.

The government of Lumbini Province has taken Timur as a strong base for the economic prosperity of Lumbini and has advanced its plan to expand its cultivation.

There is a possibility of farming in 50,000 hectares of hill districts including Rolpa. The Timur Conference was held on May 18 at Deukhuri in Lumbini Province. Lumbini province has 1 million hectares of forest area, out of which 50,000 hectares of Timur can be cultivated, according to the details of the Ministry of Forests and Environment. Mohanraj Kafle, Secretary of the Ministry of Forest and Environment, said that if 400 plants can be grown on one hectare of land, and 3 kg of timur can be produced from just one plant, then 60 million kg of timur can be produced every year.

Unprocessed Timur is easily sold for Rs 500 to 800 per kg and is also known as black gold. According to him, in the financial year 2078/079, 290,519 kilos of Timur have been exported. In the

discussion, Chief Minister of Lumbini Chetnarayan Acharya said that he has introduced a program to enrich the local economy through organic timur farming. Timur has been cultivated in the forests and Kharyan of hill districts Rolpa, Rukum, Pyuthan, Arghakhanchi, Gulmi and Palpa.

foreign donor agency In a discussion with entrepreneurs, Chief Minister Acharya said that the state government has addressed the development of Timur farming in the annual policy and program and budget of the current financial year.

'Good timur is produced in our hilly terrain. The provincial government is ready to help the farmers to produce timur, he said, 'Since its business is good in Europe and America, the timur of Lumbini can be taken to the world market.' is.

Former Chief Minister and Congress leader Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary said that the production of Timur in the hilly areas of Lumbini Province is good and farmers can earn a lot of income from it. "Lumbini province can do well from Timur. It is based on this," he said, "the price that farmers get is low. The state government should add this program as a campaign to enrich the farmers. Provincial Physical Infrastructure Development Minister Bhumishwar Dhakal, former minister and provincial assembly member Basiuddin Khan and others participated.