The onset of the harvest season for mandarin is keeping farmers in the southern district busy. In lower Zhemgang, it’s getting them worried as well. Their worries are not about the price but of marketing. Due to COVID-19 situation, travelling to auction their cash crop in Gelegphu or Phuentshogling will be inconvenient as they will have to undergo mandatory quarantine while returning.
Mandarin farmers worried about marketing, ZhemgangThe onset of the harvest season for mandarin is keeping farmers in the southern district busy. In lower Zhemgang, it's getting them worried as well. Their worries are not about the price but of marketing. Due to COVID-19 situation, travelling to auction their cash crop in Gelegphu or Phuentshogling will be inconvenient as they will have to undergo mandatory quarantine while returning.
Posted by BBS on Sunday, November 22, 2020
Pema Samdrup
