Thursday, October 30, 2008

“Promote agro products to reduce trade deficit”


Rampur, Palpa
October 12, 2008
Surya Adhikari, a farmer in Rampur VDC, palpa has expressed mournful situation when his products went wastage like chilies, cauliflowers etc. He is just an example representing hundreds of experienced farmers suffering from lack of market due to lack of transport. Rampur is linked to the network of road by earthen road which remains closed during rainy seasons. He says he has scraped the product because there is no market. He says there are hundreds of farmers with possibilities of progress and prosperity by farming in Rampur Valley.
Surya has doubt to the present Maoist government for facilitating the farmers. Bhola Regmi, a farmer who produces milk, appeals the government to manage the storage and market of the products. He further added disinterest of new generation to farming is alarming for whole agriculture field.
Jivnath Dungana, another farmer who has just brought few Jerseys ( a cow which gives more milk) and has started to give dairy services in joint venture, complains their surplus milk during June –August cannot be sent to the towns due to lack of permanent transportation.
The above representative cases have brought forward the root cause is lack of blacktopped permanent road. Besides lack of transportation, amicable suggestions from JTA and agro-related training programs are in need.
“Agro-based community co-work must be taken a measure key to success for farmers,” said Regmi.
The Maoist’s revolutionary steps in agriculture must address those farmers who really help for gross domestic product and minimize the trade deficit to foreign countries by large sum of production in the land of her own.

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