Nationwide Paddy Plantation Pace Slows Compared to Last Year

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 total cultivable land for paddy plantation has been completed nationwide.

According to the provincial-level plantation summary details released by the Department of Agriculture, nationwide plantation had reached 59.28 percent by the same period last year. The department's data shows that plantation this year is about 13.5 percent less compared to last year.