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Potato
The data of Trade & Export Promotion Centre (TEPC)
Biratnagar demonstrated that potato & other vegetables
worth Rs 1.40 billion were imported via different borders
of Eastern Nepal in 2013-14. In 2015-16, the import
increased by three times. According to a report by Nepal
Government, potatoes worth 370 million rupees were
imported annually. Recently, Nepal Government had
launched a 10-year plan to cut dependence on vegetable
imports from India & make Nepal self-reliant in food.
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