Think small

Micro industries like pickles that are growing despite all odds deserve much more state support.

Home-made pickles from Nepali kitchens are now flying to international markets. There really is nothing better for Nepali migrants to remember their homeland with than the lip-smacking flavours of home-made achar . Pickle-making is a thriving business in Nepal, the country’s products now exported to the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, South Korea, Denmark, and mostly to Australia. With an export of 161 tonnes worth Rs109.84 million, Nepal has come a long way from 2019-20 when it exported no pickles at all.