Demand for Mustang apples soars The demand for apples grown in Mustang district, a pocket area for apple production in the country, has increased sharply in recent years in Pokhara and the cities around. Nepal 14 Nov, 2024
Locals urge PM to minimise climate change damage ​​​​​​​The local residents of Mustang district have demanded with Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal hat he put in place a new programme to reduce the adverse effects of climate change. Nepal 19 Oct, 2023
Apple production declines in Dhorpatan area Jumbahadur Budhathoki Magar, 73, from Nisikhola Rural Municipality-5 of Baglung district has an apple orchard with 200 trees of both local and Italian species. Nepal 24 Sep, 2023
Jumla exports 21,000 metric tonnes of apple The quantity of apple was exported from all eight local levels in the district. Business 12 Sep, 2023
Abundant apple harvest in Bajura overshadowed by market woes: Farmers forced to feed apples to livestock Despite a bountiful apple harvest in Bajura this year, farmers in the region find themselves in a predicament as they struggle to secure buyers for their produce. The lack of access to the market has has left the farmers with no choice but to repurpose their harvest as livestock feed. Nepal 11 Sep, 2023
Kagbeni flood causes losses of over Rs 1 billion Around 1 billion worth of properties were damaged in the flood including private houses, government and non-governmental buildings, business houses and other structures, the data shows. Nepal 27 Aug, 2023
Climate change altering apple farming Lete and Kobang in Mustang district, once famous for apples and products made of apple, such as dried apples, apple jam, and brandy (Marpha), among others, no longer grow apples. Nepal 11 Aug, 2022
Apple production up in Manang district Lamjung, January 14 The production of apple has increased in Manang this year. According to Prime Minister Agriculture Modernisation Project Implementation Unit, Manang, apples worth Rs 120 million was produced in farms. The office informed that... Travel 15 Jan, 2020
Apples from Bajura to be sent to Kathmandu, Dhangadi Bajura, September 22 Apples grown in Bajura will be exported to Kathmandu and Dhangadi for the first time. The apples will be supplied from the district for the first time as the Agriculture Knowledge Centre, Bajura, has offered loan to apple... Travel 23 Sep, 2019
Manang sees increase in apple production MANANG: Along with the growing demand, apple production has increased in Manang district this year. According to the Apple Zone of Prime Minister Agriculture Modernization Agricultural Project Implementation Unit in Manang, production of apple in... Travel 22 Sep, 2019
In rural Nepal, solar irrigation helps keep families together JUMLA: Bhadri Sarki used to walk for more than an hour to fetch enough water to irrigate just one apple tree. But since a solar-powered water pump was installed in her village, about 350 km (217 miles) northwest of Nepal's capital Kathmandu,... Travel 05 Mar, 2019
In rural Nepal, solar irrigation helps keep families together JUMLA: Bhadri Sarki used to walk for more than an hour to fetch enough water to irrigate just one apple tree. But since a solar-powered water pump was installed in her village, about 350 km (217 miles) northwest of Nepal's capital Kathmandu,... Travel 05 Mar, 2019
