Kathmandu, July 20: Paddy transplantation has gathered significant momentum across Nepal over the past two weeks, with nearly 70 percent of the country’s paddy fields now planted, aided by favourab...
Nawalparasi. In Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta East), 80 percent paddy plantation has been completed so far this year. Out of the total 18,500 hectares of land cultivated for paddy in the district, a...
Nuwakot. Farmers are busy with paddy plantation in the Gangate area between Nuwakot and Dhading after the monsoon became active. With sufficient rainfall, farmers are planting paddy in the traditio...
Kathmandu. This year, the pace of paddy plantation across the country appears to be somewhat slower compared to last year. As of Ashad 26 of the current fiscal year 2083, only 45.81 percent of the ...
Rautahat. Farmers in Sakhwani of Chandrapur Municipality-2 reach the fields daily and return looking at the sky. With the end of Ashad 27th passing without any decision on paddy transplantation thi...
ILAM. Farmers in Ilam's Mangsebung Rural Municipality-2, Malbanse, have no problem cultivating paddy this year. Those who have been relying on rain-fed agriculture for years are now free from their...
Kathmandu. Agriculture, Forest and Environment Minister Gita Chaudhary has claimed that chemical fertilizers required for paddy crops will be easily available. Clarifying the necessary fertilizer f...
Kathmandu, July 7 The paddy plantation has declined by 12.62 per cent this year. It was 45 per cent paddy plantation by this time last year, while this year record stands at 32.38 per cent across ...
KATHMANDU, July 7: Paddy transplantation has begun across the country with the onset of monsoon this year.
KATHMANDU, July 7: Paddy plantation has failed to gain momentum this year, with only 32.38 percent of rice fields sown by the first week of July.
Paddy transplantation has reached just 32.4 percent of the country’s 1.37 million hectares, well behind last year’s pace, though officials and experts say the season can still recover by July-end. ...
Kathmandu. This year, the pace of paddy plantation in Nepal appears to be slower compared to last year. According to statistics released today by the Department of Agriculture under the Ministry of...
Ghorahi. One person has died and two others have been injured by lightning strike while planting paddy in Machhahi of Ghorahi Sub-Metropolitan City-9 in Dang. The deceased has been identified as D...
KATHMANDU, June 29: As Nepal marked National Paddy Day on Monday, the government reiterated its ambition of making the country self-reliant in rice production. Yet, actual plantation progress remai...
KATHMANDU, June 29: The 23rd Paddy Day, celebrated annually on Asar 15 (as per the lunar calendar), is a significant cultural event in Nepal, marked by farmers working in the fields and consuming y...
Many Kathmandu residents celebrate National Paddy Day despite not knowing its origins, as dahi-chiura vendors say the tradition is fading in the capital. Asar 15 (June 29 this year) has been celeb...
Water shortages, nationwide shortages of fertilisers and seeds, and mounting production costs shave farmer profits off paddy cultivation. Days after the monsoon was officially declared, farmers ac...
Arju Rice Mill is paying Rs28.97 per kilogramme for spring paddy, 39 paisa above the government's minimum support price, offering relief to farmers during the harvest season. Farmers in Morang are...
KATHMANDU, June 24: Delay in monsoon rainfall has taken toll on the paddy plantation, with only 10 percent of the rice field has been sown as of Monday.
BANKE, June 23: Despite the monsoon arriving nearly a week late, farmers in Banke district are not deterred from paddy plantation, thanks to the water supply provided through the Sikta Irrigation P...
Janakpurdham. With the onset of Ashad, farmers are busy with paddy transplantation. However, farmers in Madhesh are facing a shortage of chemical fertilizers and irrigation during the paddy plantin...
Banke. Despite insufficient rainfall, paddy plantation has intensified in various areas of Banke as water has started flowing through the canals from the Sikta Irrigation Project. Farmers have begu...
Decision comes as prices fall and procurement strategy is revised, but farmers continue to face pressure during peak paddy planting period. Nepal has opened a letter of credit to import up to 50,0...
Repeated crop losses from wildlife are pushing farmers in Jhapa to abandon paddy and maize in favour of rubber. Farmers in Jhapa are gradually turning to rubber cultivation as repeated crop losses...
Jumla. Farmers here have started busy with Marshi paddy cultivation for this season. Local Laxmi Kumai of Chandannath Municipality informed that farmers in all eight local levels here are busy cult...
KATHMANDU, May 26: The government has fixed the minimum support price of paddy for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27.
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