B.P Highway, a newly inaugurated and the most expensive hw. of Nepal near Chiyabari, Sindhuli
Sidhuli, a part of Janakpur Zone of Nepal with the elevation ranges from 300~1000m is now emerging with arabica (!) coffee production.
Mr. Narayan Dev, a resident of Chiya Bari is the one taking great initiation and devoting most of his time to promote coffee in Sindhuli District.
There is a regular Ad. in local FM – pamphlets, brochures are pasted all over the major public places. A team of Coffee Suchana Kendra (Coffee Information Center) were invited to have a small meet with the farmers – to share some ideas on coffee cultivation, prospects and technical assistance.
Sharing ideas on how to operate home pulper
The visit concluded after the training/sharing program with some of the coffee farming enthusiast, meeting with district agriculture officers, media persons and off-course with good local food and tea.
Coffee Dry Cherries Being Sun-dried on Rooftop, Sindhuli, Nepal
The next two days, we have visited Manthali, a district HQ of Ramechhap District and Gelu, a north-west remote village from Manthali. We have seem some 10 yrs. old coffee bushes with apprx 8~9 kgs of fresh cherries each plant at an elevation of around 1100m.
We came back with the hope that Ramechhap and Sindhuli may have a prospects to grow coffee but research is needed if we can sustain arabica in low elevation of 400mtrs in Sindhuli.
Dear readers, please feedback on low altitude arabica.
on the way to Manthali
Pulping Fresh Cherries
