Investment opportunities in Nepal in the agriculture sector -Part VI

Fruit Processing

Nepal is endowed with good ecological conditions for the cultivation of a variety of fruits. At present citrus fruits, apple, banana, pine appple, mango, pear, litchi, guava, peach, plum and apricot are available in sufficiently large quantities. Plans are also underway to increase the area under cultivation through commercial fruit development programmes. The total quantity of fruits produced is estimated around 480,000 mt. Fruit processing industries consume a fair proportion of total production. Two important fruit processing industries are engaged in the produvtion of fruit squash, fruit juice, jams, jellies, marmalades and fruit salad. Some of these products are exported from Nepal. Opportunities exist for the setting up of industries to process fruits for sale in export market as fruit juices and squash, jams and jellies and fruit based special liquors.