In Hetaunda, Makwanpur, farmers are very happy because they are getting a good price for their ginger. They are selling ginger, including the plant with its roots, for eighty rupees per kilogram. This ginger is in high demand for the Chhath festival. The farmers are especially pleased because they had started growing ginger on land that had been left unused for years due to problems with monkeys destroying their crops.
A Festival Brings Good Prices
There is a tradition of offering the whole ginger plant during the Chhath festival. Because of this, traders from cities like Hetaunda, Birgunj,...