Farmers protest free import of bananas from India

<p>&nbsp; Banana farmers of Kanchanpur and Kailali districts today staged demonstrations in front of the main entrance to the Gaddachauki Customs Office, Kanchanpur, to protest free import of bananas from India. <br><br>They argued bananas being imported from India without going through lab tests contain high pesticide residue and are inedible.</p><p>Bananas being supplied into the district from India contain pesticide residues higher than the set standard, they said. <br><br><br></p>