The paper making business has become a reliable income source of many rural entrepreneurs of Nepal. So, it is very important to make this process sustainable, cost-effective and competitive Lokta ...

KATHMANDU: The government’s decision to resume the use of handmade Lokta paper in government documentation and citizenship certificate generated high hopes but there is no domestic market for it ...

Lokta paper is made from Daphne Papyraceae bush found in the foothills of Nepal. The bush is renewable and regenerates within 6 years. It is from the inner bark that the Lokta is harvested and used to ...