date:Dec 24, 2021
Ilam-grown kiwi fruit saplings are being exported to Bhutan in increasing numbers. The export of the saplings saw a steady rise after the Bhutan government encouraged farmers to engage in kiwi farming. According to Devindra Shahu, chief of plant quarantine in Jhapa, a total of 1,200 saplings were exported since the beginning of the current fiscal year 2021/22.
200 saplings were imported from India in the fiscal year 2018/19 and 100 in 2017/18. It is a good thing that kiwi saplings are being exp