In the current fiscal year’s first eight months, the Plant Quarantine and Pesticide Management Center’s quarantine office at Kakarbhitta has exported agricultural products worth NPR 17.73 billion.
According to the office’s information officer, Chandreshwor Thakur, the main export items include cardamom, tea, plywood and veneer, ginger, and tamarind. In the eight-month period, the highest export was tea, valued at NPR 8.20 billion, followed by cardamom at NPR 5.24 billion, and plywood and veneer at NPR 2.73 billion.
The office’s statistics also show exports of ginger worth NPR 266.3 million, tamarind worth NPR 769.7 million, mustard seeds worth NPR 81.7 million, medicinal herbs worth NPR 42.6 million, and lentils worth NPR 40 million.
According to Information Officer Thakur, during the same period, agricultural goods worth NPR 2.40 billion were imported through the eastern border. The main imported agricultural products include millet, pulses, rice, fresh vegetables, fresh fruits, garlic, potatoes, and maize for animal feed.
The quarantine office’s statistics show millet imports valued at NPR 131.7 million, rice at NPR 49.7 million, fresh vegetables at NPR 288.7 million, fresh fruits at NPR 263.7 million, garlic at NPR 624.6 million, and potatoes at NPR 289.1 million.