Haskap plants are low maintenance because they are early blooming plants meaning less time to be subject to disease and other issues. They don’t need much, if any, fertilizer. The main disease harming Haskap plants is powdery mildew, which is a fungus. However, the University of Saskatchewan has developed varieties that are extremely tolerant to the fungus reducing the need for fungicide (Bors Growing). Haskap also survives in soggy oxygen-deprived soils, needing very little or no fertilizer, and easily surviving the monsoon season (O’Connor, 2015). One of the biggest pests for Hascap berries in Canada is birds. They become a big problem after a few years when there is a substantial amount of berries (Bors Growing). Farmers in Canada use bird nets, which have a cost of about 1000$ an acre, but the Nepalese could find a more economical way to either produce their own nets, or use a different way to repel them (Haskap Cost). Japan does not experience the same problem with birds, perhaps Nepal also being an Asian country as well would be as lucky. Other animals may also feed on the berries, so a fence or other physical barriers to keep out wild animals would be beneficial (Bors Growing).