Paddy production expected to increase

Kathmandu - Timely transplantation of paddy saplings along with sufficient rainfall is expected to increase paddy production in Banke this year. The Agriculture Knowledge Centre, Banke has said that 1.4 million quintals of paddy is expected to be produced this year. The centre has estimated that the production of paddy will be four metric tons per hectare.

Paddy has been cultivated in around 36,000 hectares of land in the district this year. Continuous rainfall following the end of transplantation is expected to boost productivity, said Crop Development Officer at the Centre, Shakeel Ahmed. The major source of income of majority of the farmers in the district is paddy crop.