DDC moves to put Dolpa’s yak cheese on the market
Summary
The Dairy Development Corporation has agreed to support a new yak cheese plant in Dolpa’s Jagadulla Rural Municipality, promising training, equipment and a guaranteed market for local producers. Officials say the move could expand commercial cheese production across upper Dolpa, where poor roads and weak market access have long limited growth.
Key Points
- The Dairy Development Corporation has signed an agreement with Jagadulla Rural Municipality to establish a cheese plant in Bhalulek, Dolpa.
- DDC will provide training, technical support, equipment and a guaranteed market for yak cheese produced in the district.
- Officials say the new plant could produce around 30 tonnes of yak cheese a year and expand to other parts of Dolpa.
- Dolpa already has limited commercial yak cheese production in Bhijer, but poor roads and lack of buyers have constrained growth.
