Farmers Shift to Chili Cultivation Due to Monkey Menace

Baglung. Farmers in Baglung have stopped traditional farming due to monkey menace. The monkey menace has increased as villages have become deserted due to migration.

After destroying crops like maize, wheat, millet, buckwheat, and fruits planted in the fields, farmers have started cultivating crops that monkeys do not destroy. Farmers have started cultivating Akbare chili as an alternative to food crops.