Kathmandu, June 27 -- Kumari Tamang of Chisapani in ward 6 of Shailung Rural Municipality, smiles brightly as she prepares to sell potatoes dug from her field nearly six months after planting.

The potatoes she planted in winter are now ready for market, and she is busy digging her fields.

In the high hills and Himalayan regions of the district, the rush to harvest winter potatoes has begun.

Potatoes are the primary source of income for residents living in the highlands of the nine local units in the district. Most of the district's potatoes are exported from Shailung.

This year's favourable weather has led to a good harvest, and Kumari is visibly pleased.

She expressed her happiness, saying the yield this year seems higher than befor...