Bara, Aug 6: Ninety-eight percent of paddy cultivation has been completed in the district so far, said Chief of Agriculture Knowledge Centre Raj Narayan Prasad Shah.
Of the target to plant different varieties of paddy in an area of 46,0 20 hectares this year, 98 percent of the planting has been completed and the remaining planting is ongoing.
Hardinath-1, Chaite-2, Chaite-4, Radha-4 varieties of Bhadaiya, Paddy, Sawa Mansuli, Radha-11, 9, 7 varieties of Aghani paddy have been transplanted this year
Paddy has been cultivated in 45,099 hectares and the remaining 921 hectares will be planted within a week.
In the last year 2080-81, farmers had cultivated varieties of paddy in an area of 46,020 hectares and produced a total of 191,062 metric tons of paddy, according to the Agriculture Knowledge Centre. #rice #nepal #rss
