50% of rice planting has been completed across the country: most in Far West, less in Koshi and Madhesh!
-
Media Baaji
- Thu, 16 July 2026
Kathmandu. About 50 percent of paddy planting has been completed across the country so far. According to the Department of Agriculture, this year, while the target is to plant rice in an area of 13 lakh 70 thousand hectares, so far planting in an area of 6 lakh 82 thousand hectares has been completed.
Director General of the Department Rajendra Koirala informed that last year 60% planting was done till this period but this year only 50% planting has been completed. Province-wise, the highest amount of planting has been done in Far West, 87 percent. After that, 65.9 percent planting has been done in Gandaki, 60 percent in Karnali, 59 percent in Lumbini and 57.1 percent in Bagmati. According to the department, only 32 percent of Koshi and 32.7 percent of Madhes have been planted.
Related News
4 points of agreement between the agitating sugarcane farmers and industrialists in Sarlahi, to be paid within a month
Surlahi. A four-point agreement has been reached between the farmers and the industrial side, who are on a dharna demanding the arrears of sugarcane sold to the Annapurna sugar industry in Dhankaul, Sarlahi. On the ini...
Expanding energy cooperation between Nepal and Bangladesh
Kathmandu. Bangladesh has agreed to take an additional 20 MW of electricity from Nepal. The seventh meeting of the Energy Secretary-level joint directorate committee of Nepal and Bangladesh held on Thursday has agreed...
ADB forecasts that economic growth will be limited to 2.7 percent
Kathmandu. The Asian Development Bank ADB has released a forecast that Nepal's economic growth rate will be limited to 2.7 percent in 2026. According to the 'Asian Development Outlook April 2026' published by ADB, this rate was 4.6 percent in the...
What is the foreign currency exchange rate?
Kathmandu. Nepal Rastra Bank has determined the exchange rate of foreign currency for Saturday. According to which, the buying rate of one US dollar has remained at 151 rupees 71 paisa and the selling rate has been maintained at 152 rupees 31 pais...
Asset confiscation, bank account freezing and foreign travel ban if the co-operative fund is not returned
Kathmandu. To make the cooperative sector more orderly, transparent and accountable, the government has brought forward a new process through the bill. The government passed the Cooperatives First Amendment Bill, 2083 in the House of Representativ...
A huge increase in the price of gold, how much is the transaction?
Kathmandu. On the first trading day of the week, the price of gold rose in the Nepali market on Sunday. Today, gold has increased by 9 thousand 500 rupees. Gold which was traded at 2 lakh 91 thousand rupees on Friday is being traded at 3 lakh 500...