Anar Kaka: Meet the farmer revolutionising pomegranate farming in rural Nepal

After passing through the headquarters of Salyan’s Kapurkot rural municipality and Kapurkot Bazaar, 8 km from Solawang, you reach Rim village. In this village lives Purbhan Pun. He is one of those few farmers in Nepal who have been attracted to pomegranate cultivation in recent years.

Pomegranate is a valuable fruit in terms of both health and taste. Pomegranates are rich in protein, fibre, carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B, and vitamin C. Believed to have originated in Iran, this fruit is found in all regions of Nepal. Even though there is good potential for its production in Nepal, it is one of the major imported fruits due to the inability to manage pomegranate cultivation.