Sarlahi, September 20 : The district has witnesses the export of vegetables worth more than 3 billion rupees in the last fiscal year 2019/20. They were produced in Lalbandi, Iswarpur and Hariwan municipalities. The vegetables worth Rs. 3 billion 182 million were sold from the vegetable centre point in Lalbandi, according to Agro Market Management Committee.
During the last FY, 119.56 kilograms of vegetables were exported. Vegetables have been grown in around 1,000 bigaha of land in the municipalities. More than 50 per cent of the exported vegetables include tomatoes, with Lalbandi, in particular, now known as the pocket zone for tomatoes. Other vegetables included long beans, ladyfinger, cauliflower, cabbage, brinjal, green gourd, pumpkin and radish, among others. Because of the high income from vegetable farming, the number of locals joining commercial farming is increasing in the district, according to the Agriculture Knowledge Centre, Sarlahi.
