Published On: July 23, 2024 08:06 PM NPT By: Republica | @RepublicaNepal
JHAPA, July 23: Kakarvitta, a key transit point in Jhapa of eastern Nepal, exported cash crops including cardamom, tea leaves, ginger, and broom grass worth over Rs 15.33 billion in the fiscal year 2081/82 BS (2023-24).
Likewise, agricultural products valued at more than Rs 18.95 billion were exported to India through Kakarvitta during the same period.
According to Chandreshwor Yadav, the information officer at Kakarvitta's Quarantine Office, orthodox tea weighing 11,648 metric tons and valued at Rs 6.98 billion was exported through Kakarvitta last fiscal year.
Furthermore, Kakarvitta recorded the export of 4,510 metric tons of cardamom last fiscal year, valued at over Rs 6.52 billion. Similarly, 9,545 metric tons of broom grass, worth Rs 1.24 billion, was exported.
Ginger is among the significant agricultural products exported from eastern Nepal. It was reported that ginger worth Rs 580 million was exported last fiscal year.
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