Nawalpur becoming self sufficient in potato

Madhyabindu (Nawalparasi), Jan 6 : This year potato farming has been expanded in additional 11 hectares of land in Nawalparasi (Bardaghat-Susta East). 

   
Potato farming has been extended to an additional 11 hectares in the district this year with the farmers being increasingly attracted to its cultivation lately.    

Kul Prasad Tiwari, chief of Agriculture Knowledge Centre, Nawalpur said potato has been cultivated in 3,216 hectares of land in the district this year. "Potato was cultivated in 3,205 hectares last year, which has been expanded in 11 hectares this year," he said, adding that 58,413 metric tons of potatoes were produced in the district last year.     

He said that the district has become self-sufficient in potatoes with the rise in potato farming area and production every year.    

According to the data, the number of commercial potato farmers in the district has increased every year. "Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta East) has been self-reliant in terms of potato production," he said. ” 

  
Information Officer at Agriculture Knowledge Centre, Nawalpur, Bishwas Kafle said this year cultivation has been expanded in 11 hectares of land through the community level processing potato promotion programme run by the Gandaki province government.    

According to preliminary estimates, potato production will increase this year. Potato cultivation is expanding as the local level governmentsare running potato farming promotion programmes along with the Agricultural Knowledge Center.    

"The Agriculture Knowledge Centre has launched a community-level processing potato promotion programme in Madhyabindu and Kawasoti municipalities and Hupsekot rural municipalities to increase production by further encouraging potato farmers in the district," he said.(RSS)