Kathmandu, Aug. 9: Paddy plantation across the country has reached 96 per cent of the targeted area, with transplantation nearing completion in most provinces following improved monsoon rainfall.
Cirebon. Salt farmers in Indonesia's West Java province are reaping abundant benefits from the drought caused by El Nino. On the other hand, paddy farmers are preparing for a long period of challen...
Transplantation rate has reached 92.57 percent of Nepal’s paddy fields, up from 83.93 percent a year ago. But yields will still depend on rainfall in the coming weeks. A revival in monsoon rains h...
Janakpurdham, Aug 1: Paddy transplantation in Madhesh Province has reached the final stage. According to the Madhesh Province Agricultural Development Directorate, paddy has been transplanted so f...
BIRATNAGAR, July 23: Koshi province has completed 73.94 per cent paddy plantation till July 20.
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 ...
By Janarjan Khatri, Sarlahi, Aug 7: Farmers in Sarlahi district have been upset for they have got no fertilizer for the paddy field.
Bhaktapur. Farmers in Bhaktapur are currently very busy with field work. Farmers are busy removing weeds that have sprouted in the fields where they have planted paddy and weeding them. As paddy t...
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, 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...
KATHMANDU, July 7: Paddy transplantation has begun across the country with the onset of monsoon this year.
By Janarjan Khatri /Dhirendra Prasad Shah, Sarlahi/Rajbiraj, Aug. 6: Farmers have been facing severe hardship due to a shortage of fertiliser needed for their paddy crops.
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...
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...
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.
By Pratik Ichchhuk Sharma, Salyan, Aug. 4: The Karnali provincial government has formed a five-member task force to conduct a field study of drought-hit areas in Salyan and Surkhet, where paddy pla...
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...
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...
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...
Janakpurdham, Aug 1: Paddy transplantation in Madhesh Province has reached the final stage. According to the Madhesh Province Agricultural Development Directorate, paddy has been transplanted so fa...
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 ...
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 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...
By Our Correspondent, Humla, Aug,1: The transplantation of paddy has been completed across all paddy fields in Humla district.
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...
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...
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.
By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, July 29: Paddy transplantation across the country has reached 86 per cent of the country's total cultivable paddy area as of Monday, marking a significant improvement...
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...
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...
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...
By Our Correspondent, Bajura, July 28: As the paddy plantation season ends, hundreds of people from Bajura have begun leaving for India to seek employment after completing this year's paddy transpl...
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, May 26: The government has fixed the minimum support price of paddy for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27.
By Santosh Subedi, Pakhribas (Dhankuta), July 25: The centuries-old tradition of Bethi, a collective paddy plantation practice accompanied by folk songs and community celebrations, is gradually dis...
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...
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...
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...
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