About Lesson
- Subsistence type of production
- Lack of market oriented commercial production i.e., limited or concentrated near the city areas e.g., vegetable production in roadside in Bhaktapur, Dhading.
- Cereal and cash crops are comparatively low in hills so APP emphasis more on the high value low volume crops e.g., Vegetable seed, APP season vegetable, Floriculture
- In Nepal fruits occupy 1.7 % of cultivated land and vegetable 5.4%
Table: Area and production of fruits and vegetables
Crops |
Area |
Production (mt) |
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2000/2001 |
2001/2002 |
2000/2001 |
2001/2002 |
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Fruits |
48166 |
49780 |
487326 |
479621 |
Vegetables |
157162 |
161048 |
1652979 |
1338086 |
(Source:- Statistical information on Nepalese agriculture 2000/2001 land 2001/2002)