Kiwi farming in Ilam has a short history. Just three or four years ago, Mr Tara Mani Khatiwada, Manager of the Environment Protection and Alternative Power Development Private Limited (EPAPD), introduced kiwi cultivation to Subulung, Ilam, in eastern Nepal. Mr Khatiwada learned about kiwi cultivation and took starter stem cuttings during a visit to the ICIMOD Knowledge Park at Godavari.