Nepal Faces Severe Chemical Fertilizer Shortage Amidst Peak Demand

Kathmandu. The last week of Baisakh is the time of high consumption of chemical fertilizers in Nepal. At this time, there is a rush to fertilize maize and Chaité paddy, and farmers are under pressure to procure fertilizers for the upcoming rainy season paddy cultivation. As every year, this year too, the fate of farmers facing a shortage of chemical fertilizers during the season has not changed. According to Panakaji Shrestha, Chairman of the National Farmers' Group Federation, farmers across the country are facing problems as they do every year. 'The problem of farmers, especially the fertilizer shortage, is not new. There is a calendar for it. The government has not been able to solve it yet,' he said.

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