date:Jun 25, 2023
Last weekend, Nepalese farmers dumped around 400 tons of tomatoes on the street adjacent to Kathmandus main vegetable market in Kalimati, as they would not get a reasonable price for their produce.
The farmers expressed anger after they were not able to sell the tomatoes even though they offered to sell the tomatoes at a throw-away price of Rs 10 per kg. They argued that tomatoes were being sold at a much higher price in Pokhara. Currently, the retail price of tomatoes in Pokhara ranges from Rs