Farmers in Ilam Attracted to Ginger Cultivation Due to Lucrative Income
Summary
Farmers in Ilam’s Mangsebung area are expanding ginger cultivation after strong prices boosted earnings last year. Officials say commercial ginger farming now covers 3,221 hectares in the district, with last year’s output reaching 50,620 metric tons.
Key Points
- Farmers in Mangsebung, Ilam say ginger cultivation brought them strong income last year, encouraging them to expand planting this season.
- Deshraj Limbu earned Rs 315,000 from ginger, while Rajkumar Rai made more than Rs 200,000 from sales.
- Farmers are shifting away from paddy and other crops because baby ginger and mother ginger are both fetching attractive prices.
- The Agriculture Knowledge Center says commercial ginger farming is being done on 3,221 hectares in Ilam, which produced 50,620 metric tons last year.
