Farmers in Jajarkot are drawn to growing pulses
Farmers in Bheri, Chhedagad, Junichande, and Shivalaya Rural Municipalities have started cultivating pulses after traditional crops became difficult to earn a living. The Prime Minister Agriculture Modernisation Project has expanded black gram and soybean cultivation. About 936 ropanies of land in different wards have been used for the growth of soybeans and black gram by managing ponds because the area is hilly and needs little irrigation. Pulses have been extended by the Prime Minister Agriculture Modernization Project has worked in the orange, honey, and walnut zones.
Farmers have made considerable money growing oranges, honey, and walnuts, according to Ganesh Bahadur Thapa, head of the Prime Minister Agriculture Modernization Project, Project Implementation Unit. Pulse cultivation has expanded to Bheri, Chhedagad, Shivalaya, and Junichande, allowing farmers to self-reliantly improve income and cultivate soybeans and black gram. Farmers in Bheri have started collectively cultivating soybeans on 110 ropanies of land through registered agricultural firms, increasing income and soil fertility. This follows a shift from traditional farming, which has been barren for 20 years.
