TitleTraditional knowledge on fruit pulp processing of Lapsi in Kavrepalanchowk district of Nepal
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2007
AuthorsChhetri, RB, Gauchan, DP
JournalIndian Journal of Traditional Knowledge
Volume6
Issue1
Pagination46-49
ISBN Number0972-5938
KeywordsChoerospondias axillaris, Lapsi, pulp processing, Traditional knowledge
Abstract

<p>Indigenous technical knowledge (ITK) on the processing of fruit pulp of the multipurpose tree <i>Choerospondias axillaries</i>, locally known as Lapsi, has been communicated. It is a potential agro-forestry tree species for income generation and nutrient supplementation in the mid hills of Nepal. Farmers normally process the fruits for their household needs as pickles and chutney by crushing and boiling the fruits, whereas entrepreneurs purchase the fruits from growers and produce varieties of edible pulp cake indigenously called Titaura for selling in the market of Nepal as well as neighbouring countries. This practice has been found to be potentially instrumental in raising the socioeconomic status of rural communities in Nepal.</p>

 

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