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The Jomsom-Pokhara route would see how goats

The Jomsom-Pokhara route would see how goats are transferred to Pokhara for Dashain. Hordes of goats are made to walk for seven to eight days and then sold during the Dashain period. This transfer of goats to Pokhara also reveals the importance given to Himalayan goats as a source of meat. Many people perceive that the meat of these goats has some medicinal property as these animals are assumed to consume plants with medicinal value like herbs, which grow in the mountain region. This perception also means that consumers in Pokhara are prepared to pay higher prices for these animals.I happen to have seen these hordes of goats while walking on the Jomsom-Pokhara route just a week before Dashain. While in this trek, I also talked to many individuals who brought these goats down to Pokhara.
I was told that a large number of these goats come from the Tibet side. This, however, did not surprise me as I had read in a national newspaper that almost 85 to 90 percent of goats for Dashain are imported either from India or Tibet. Of the total demand of 50,000 goats in Kathmandu for this Dashain, 32,000 would come from India. The rest 18,000 were to be brought from Tibet and a few hill districts of Nepal. Import of 32,000 goats from India to meet Kathmandu’s demand means that about half a billion rupees go to India during this period alone. This also means that local production can meet only 10-15 percent of the demand.