August 16, 2026, Sunday
English

Due to unseasonal rains, paddy production will decrease by 3 lakh metric tons

Main News Image

Kathmandu. Due to the damage caused to the agricultural sector due to the rains this year, it is predicted that the production of rice will decrease by five percent. According to the analysis done by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, the production of paddy has been predicted to decrease based on the data of loss of 3 billion 55 crores in agriculture and livestock sector across the country due to rain.

Mahanand Joshi, information officer of the ministry, informed that 5.955 thousand metric tons of paddy was produced last year.

According to him, due to the effects of climate change, floods, rains, soil erosion and other disasters have caused the most damage in the agricultural sector. Since there has been an increase in rice production for the past four to five years, it was initially estimated that more than six million metric tons of rice would be produced this time. According to the ministry, it seems that it will be difficult to reach the target due to the damage 

Due to the fact that the farmers could not harvest the rice in time and could not collect the harvested rice during the time of ripening of rice due to the rains, the concerned farmers suffered huge losses. It is predicted that the rice production will also decrease due to the damage caused to the rice crop by the rain and all the rice that has been cut and stored in the field has rotted.

mediabaaji add

Related News

The line of Shivam Cement Industry in Hetaunda was cut

Hetaunda The electricity line of Shivam Cement Industry in Hetaunda sub-metropolitan ward number-16 Hatia has been cut. In the past, the Nepal Electricity Authority cut off the line of Shivam Cement Industry due to non-payment of premium tariff by...

Collect taxes by making the tax payers happy, not by suppressing them: Finance Minister Wagle

Kathmandu. Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle has instructed the tax administrators to collect the tax by making the tax payers happy. He gave this instruction while addressing the tax officers under the department across the country at the Intern...

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...

2 million shares of Bhujung Hydropower IPO coming

Kathmandu. Nepal Securities Board Sebon has given permission to Bhujung Hydropower Limited to issue an initial public issue IPO to the general public. Sebon has given approval to the company to issue 2 million shares w...

Gold price declines, how much per tola on Sunday?

Kathmandu. The price of gold has decreased in the Nepali market today. Gold has fallen by Rs 1,000 per tola. According to the Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Federation, gold is being bought and sold today at Rs 295,100 per tola.

Meanwhile, t...

Public transport fares increased

Kathmandu. Public transport fares have increased. After the ministerial decision of Physical Infrastructure and Transport Minister Sunil Lamsal, the Transport Management Department has increased the fare. After the recent increase in the price of...