“The plants started dying one after another because of the drought,” said Gauchan. "Because of load-shedding, I could not provide irrigation to them.”
The plants full of coffee beans came in contact with the infectious mill bug disease due to the drought when the harvesting period was nearing.
Gauchan has given continuity to coffee farming started by his father, Chhetradip Gauchan in 1988 and currently has two hectares of land devoted to the crop. Japan is his main market. The coffee costs 27 rupees per kilo.
Gauchan plans to develop the land for housing once the coffee plants completely dry up.
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