Paddy production to increase in Banke
According to the Agriculture Knowledge Centre, Banke the paddy production would increase this year due to favorable weather and timely cultivation.
Kathmandu: The paddy production is expected to increase this year in Banke district.
According to the Agriculture Knowledge Centre, Banke the paddy production would increase this year due to favorable weather and timely cultivation. Centre Chief Binod Ghimire said the paddy production increased due to favorable weather but data should come through a 'cross-cutting' method to ascertain the amount.
The Centre has been coordinating with local levels since pre-Dashain for the same, he shared.
'We found farmers elated with increased crop yield when we reached their farms,' added Chief Ghimire. The paddy has been planted in 34,502 hectares of land in the district.
It is expected that at least 4.3 metric tonnes of paddy per hectare will be produced this year. Hare Ram Chaudhary of Rapti Sonari rural municipality-4 said the rice production would be up by 15 percent this year.
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