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Potatoes worth 71 crores have been produced in Dadeldhura this year. In Dadeldhura, potato cultivation is done in two seasons, annual and winter.
Pitambar Basnet, Head of the Project Implementation Unit, Dadeldhura, Prime Minister's Agriculture Modernization Project, announced this fact at the 'Pocket Development Program Reporting and Progress Review Conference' held in Dadeldhura.
According to him, potato superzone program is being conducted in 1122 hectares and soybean zone program in 650 hectares. Announcing the progress made in the current financial year, he said that 151 mini tillers, potato and soybean seeds, mulching, irrigation and mechanization have been supported for the farmers.
The potato super zone has been implemented in all seven municipalities of the district, while the soybean zone has been implemented in Amargadhi municipality, Ganyapadhura rural municipality, Navadurga rural municipality and Ajaymeru rural municipality. In the program, it has been informed that goat rearing farmers, banana cultivation, winter potato area expansion, winter seed potato production, winter potato area expansion, winter potato production programs have been supported.
mini tiller, distribution of subsidies to farmers who grow potatoes, PBS to farmers who produce seed potatoes, distributed, agricultural mechanization support program, 2600 kg of local soybean seed cluster distributed free of charge to 227 farmers.
The head of the office, Basnet, said that farmers of three groups of potato crops were trained in potato cultivation techniques by conducting a farmer's training program.
Agricultural Knowledge Center has been conducting programs like potato promotion, marketing of oranges, fruits, bee program, establishment of winter fruit gardens, distribution of seeds and materials to poor farmers. Narendra Paneru, head of the centre, said that the implementation has been affected by the delay in the monthly budget and staff transfers/post vacancies.
According to the agriculture branch of Ajaymeru Rural Municipality, wheat seed distribution to beehives and incentives for onion farming production etc. have been done.
According to the agriculture branch of Bhageswar rural municipality, programs such as distribution of potato seeds, establishment of fruit gardens, promotion of vegetable cultivation and subsidies to farmers have been done.
