date:Jan 23, 2019
ons were produced in 2015-2016, while it was 21 million tons in 2014-15.
Talking to UNB, agro experts said many people in the country cannot take required amount of vegetables every day despite the increasing production. The reason lies in the exorbitant prices of vegetables due to the presence of middlemen at different levels and the widening gap between production cost and the prices the consumers pay. They also suggested boosting organic vegetable production across the country.
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