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Table 1 Characteristics of VDCs

From: Profitability and productivity of potato (Solanum tuberosum) in Baglung district, Nepal

Characteristics

Bobang

Tara

Altitude

2000–2650 m

2000–2400 m

Major ethnic groups

Dalits and Magars

Magars, Brahmins and Dalits

Planting time

Falgun − Chaitra

Late Magh − Falgun

Harvesting time

Ashad − Bhadra

Ashad − Bhadra

Distance from district headquarter

116 km (pakki + kachi baato)

68 km (pakki + kachi baato)

Access to extension services

Very poor

Relatively better