Wildlife attacks fuel Timur farming
Summary
Farmers in Parbat are shifting from traditional crops to timur as monkeys and wild boars keep destroying paddy, maize and millet fields. With rising market demand and fewer wildlife losses, the spice crop is emerging as a promising alternative income source.
Key Points
- Farmers in Parbat are abandoning traditional crops because monkeys, wild boars and other wildlife keep damaging their fields.
- Lok Raj Paudel of Phalebas Municipality-5 has switched to timur after repeated crop losses on land bordering a forest.
- Paudel has expanded timur cultivation across five ropanis and harvested about 10 kilograms for the first time this year.
- He says farmers need better technology, processing support and market access to make timur a viable source of income.
