Karnali apple farmers’ market worry sets in months before harvest season

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Karnali apple farmers in Nepal anticipate record harvests this season but face challenges due to poor infrastructure such as bad roads and lack of cold storage. These issues are expected to force farmers to sell apples at low prices while consumers end up paying much more.

Record harvests are expected across Karnali this year, but growers worry that poor roads, lack of cold storage and weak market systems will once again force them to sell apples at throwaway prices while consumers pay several times more.