Vegetable traders make beeline
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SYANGJA, MAY 09 - The withdrawal of the UCPN (Maoist) nationwide indefinite strike on Friday has come as a great relief to farmers here. Large numbers of vegetable traders are making a beeline for the vegetable farms.
Transportation across the country was stalled for six consecutive days. However, with the reopening of the transportation sector the major city market on Saturday resumed as supply began with a splash. The demand for fresh vegetables is very high.
Durga Prasad Aryal, a farmer said that traders are flocking to the vegetable producing areas. The shortage of fresh vegetables in the market has also triggered a race among the traders to rush and buy the greens from the farms themselves, he said.
"Farmers were surprised to see the traders early in the morning with their vehicles," Aryal added. Many farmers in Syangya are commercially cultivating vegetables. Each farmer holds 1 to 10 ropanis of land for the purpose.
The indefinite strike had affected major towns across the country the most. Although the Maoist were allowing the market to open from 6 pm to 8 pm for three days since May 2, essential supplies, particularly perishable goods, were in short supply due to the absence of transportation facility.
Kathmandu, the worst-hit, consumes a daily average of 1,000 tonnes of green vegetables alone. While consumers had to face an acute shortage of vegetables, vegetable farmers in various districts were compelled to lose huge amounts of money due to the strike.
Posted on: 2010-05-09 09:37
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