Kathmandu, December 26
The Ministry of Agriculture says it has recorded a 9 per cent rise in paddy harvest this year.
The ministry states a total of 5.61 million metric tons of paddy has been harvested this year. This betters last year’s harvest which was little over 5.15 million metric tons.
Ministry officials have added that area of land in which paddy is cultivated has also increased from 1.46 million hectors to 1.49 million hectors.
According to Senior Statistics Officer Ram Krishna Regmi, Province 2 topped the charts by producing 1.49 million metric tons followed by Province 1 which produced 1.12 million metric tons.
The rise in paddy harvest has been attributed to a good monsoon, improved seeds and the easy availability of fertilisers.
