15 million appropriated for commercial potato farming

Parbat, Nov 20: The Agriculture Development Directorate has appropriated Rs 15 million for promoting commercial potato farming.    

According to the Agriculture Knowledge Centre, potato will be cultivated commercially in 110 hectares of land in all seven municipalities of the district this year.    

The Gandaki province government has implemented this programme since last year to attract farmers towards potato farming, and making the district self-sufficeint in potato production.    

As informed, potato was cultivated on 152 hectares of land in the fiscal year 2080/81 BS. Horticulture development officer at the Agriculture Knowledge Centre, Shankar Poudel said the cultivable area has also been reduced this year with the cut down of budget by 50 percent compared to last year.    

In the last fiscal year, the province government had allocated Rs 30 million for potato farming.  (RSS)