Cereal crop production up, vegetable production down in Karnali

KARNALI, September 15: Food crop production has increased and that of vegetables has dwindled in Karnali province, according to a study. The Provincial Economic Activities Study Report, 2020/21 published by Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) shows that the area under food crop cultivation has increased by 2.69 per cent and the production by 6.52 per cent in the province.

Similarly, the production of rice crop has gone up by 3.81 per cent and that of maize and millet by 17.45 per cent. However, the report shows the production of vegetables has decreased by 2.26 per cent. The vegetable production in the province during the corresponding period last fiscal year had increased by 25 per cent.