Vegetable exports from Jumla, including apples, have commenced, encompassing potatoes, chilies, cauliflower, and goats. This initiative is facilitated through the Integrated Food Security Disaster Risk Reduction Climate Adaptation Project, operating in partnership with PACE Nepal Jumla and supported by Caritas Germany and Caritas Nepal. The Raralihi Agricultural Collection Center, backed by this endeavor, has distributed locally sourced agricultural products to districts such as Dailekh, Jumla, Kalikot, and Mugu. Notably, Jumla contributed seven quintals, Mugu thirteen quintals, Dailekh nine quintals, Kalikot seven quintals, and Golbheda three quintals to the local Raralihi market, as reported by Man Bahadur Bohra, the center’s manager. Furthermore, Surkhet and Achham witnessed the sale of a substantial 105 quintals of apples, generating a turnover of 12 lakhs. In response to declining potato production, a Potato Farmers’ School has been implemented using Integrated Pest Management (IPM) techniques to enhance local potato cultivation, blending modern and traditional methodologies. Hemraj Bhatt, the project coordinator, revealed that potato farming occurred over a 500-square-meter area in this endeavor. Over a span of 16 weeks, the Pathshala reformed farmer groups supported by PACE Nepal, resulting in the advanced technology producing six quintals and traditional methods yielding four quintals of potatoes. The adoption of advanced technology is gaining traction among farmers, contributing to increased productivity after advanced technology significantly boosted potato yields.

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