by Krishana Prasain in The Kathmandu Post,Nov13, 2023With the Indian government quoting a high price for sugar, which Nepal plans to import through a government-to-government arrangement, top Nepali government officials said they may approach Pakistan for the sweetener if India’s offer doesn’t prove sweet enough. Due to issues ranging from quality (small crystal sugar) to pricing, the process of importing sugar in a government-to-government deal to meet the Tihar festival demand has been deferred, sources…
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by Krishana Prasain in The Kathmandu Post, June 19, 2023Farmer Lok Bahadur Ale of Sindhuli put his sweet orange harvest in a cold store in November when the market price was Rs50 to Rs60 per kg. Four months later when the off season started, he brought his fruits out of the refrigerated warehouse and sold them for double that. The fruit farmer from Golanjor Rural Municipality-4 has been laughing all the way from the cold…