Paddy production increases in Mahottari

Nepal Views

Kathmandu: Paddy production has increased in Mahottari district this year.

According to Manish Pal, chief of Agriculture Knowledge Centre Mahottari, 37,100 metric tons more rice has been produced this year. This year, 159 thousand 800 metric tons of rice have been produced in a total of 42 thousand five hundred hectares of land, which is 30.2 per cent more than last year.

Last year, 122,700 metric tons of rice were produced when it was cultivated on 39,870 hectares of land. Chief Pal said in Mahottari this year, paddy production has increased due to sufficient rains, seeds of advanced varieties, timely use of fertilizers and agricultural technology.

He said that there has been a decrease in fine and fragrant rice (basmati, kikumon, tulsiphul) production.

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