Herbs Processing Plants in Shuklaphanta Buffer Zone Lie Unused Amid Market Collapse
The once-promising Herbs processing plants established in the buffer zone of Shuklaphanta National Park are now lying abandoned and unused as local farmers struggle with collapsing markets, declining prices, and lack of institutional support. The herbal processing facilities, built to improve local livelihoods and reduce dependency on forest resources, were originally introduced as part of a community-based conservation and income-generation…