हामी सबैकाे संसारन्यूज

28 Jan, Mustang  : Local levels in the district have distributed more than 25,000 apple saplings to farmers at a 50 percent discount value.
Approximately 25,500 saplings have been handed to farmers of Barahagaun Muktichhetra, Gharpajhosang and Thasang rural municipalities (10,000 saplings at Gharpajhong, 15,000 at Muktichhetra and 500 at Thasang), said Bimal Khatri, agriculture technician at Gharpajhong rural municipality.
Each of the apple saplings is sold for Rs 22 against the market rate of Rs 45 per sapling. The farmers have been given equipments and pesticides to cultivate and plant apple saplings.
Also Thasang rural municipality also provided walnut saplings to farmers at a 50 percent discount rate. A walnut sapling is bought for Rs 13, while its market price stands at 27 each.