Local levels encourage farmers to grow millet
Summary
Local levels in Bajura are encouraging farmers to grow millet as demand for the nutritious crop rises in cities across Nepal. The district is seeing expanded cultivation, with some schools and hotels also promoting millet-based dishes.
Key Points
- All nine local levels in Bajura are urging farmers to cultivate millet because it supports local livelihoods and earns better market demand.
- Traders now visit villages to buy organically grown millet directly from farmers, reversing the crop’s earlier poor sales.
- Some local governments have made millet-based dishes mandatory in school midday meals, while hotels also serve popular millet dishes.
- Bajura produced 6,200 metric tonnes of millet last year, according to the Agriculture Knowledge Centre.
