Agriculture
Ilam district completes 59 irrigation projects with Rs 348.7 million investment
KATHMANDU: In the fiscal year 2080/81 BS, Ilam district saw the completion of 59 irrigation projects, with a total investment of Rs 348.7 million. These projects, developed under the Small I...
Agricultural technicians resume strike over unmet demands
KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development's (MoALD) agricultural technicians have made the decision to go back on strike as of right now. Since the deadline for resolv...
Nepal's millet imports surge amid declining domestic production
KATHMANDU: Despite the fact that Nepal has always been recognized as an agricultural country, the tendency of agricultural products is growing. This year cross-border millet import through t...
Dragon Fruit farm thrive in Nepal earning Rs 1.6 million
KATHMANDU: Kalpana Gauli from Byas Municipality-5, Tanahu, has achieved notable success with her dragon fruit farm. Last year, she earned Rs 1.6 million from selling dragon fruits cultivated...
Parliamentary committee directs government to revitalize closed sugar factories
KATHMANDU: The administration has been instructed by the parliamentary committee to expedite the prompt reopening of shuttered sugar facilities. The directive originated from the House of Re...
78% of paddy plantation completed in Sunsari District
KATHMANDU: In Sunsari district, 78% of the paddy plantation has been successfully completed on arable land as of July 17. This year's progress marks a significant improvement compared to las...
Cashew farming flourishes in Pathari Sanischare, Morang
KATHMANDU: Farmers in Pathari Sanischare, Morang, are increasingly turning to cashew farming, with a growing interest in cultivating diverse crops like dragon fruit, grapes, kiwi, and avocad...
67.3% of paddy transplantation completed nationwide
KATHMANDU: According to the most recent data, 940,500 hectares of land have been transplanted with paddy this season, with 67.3 percent of the total completed. The Ministry of Agriculture an...
Monsoon boosts rice plantation across Nepal, reaching 38.6% coverage
KATHMANDU: As of Sunday, rice cultivation across Nepal has progressed to 38.6 percent, covering 539,766 hectares of land spread across all seven provinces. The Department of Agriculture repo...
Members of NA call for increased education and agriculture budget and modernization
KATHMANDU: During talks on the budgets of several ministries under the Appropriations Bill, 2081, members of the National Assembly stressed the need for modernizing agriculture and urged for...
Nepal imports paddy and rice grains worth Rs 20 billion in FY 2023/24
KATHMANDU: The data provided by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development shows that Nepal has imported paddy and rice grains up to Rs 20 billion in the first 11 months of the fi...
Nepal's paddy production surges to over 5.72 million tons in FY 2023/24
KATHMANDU: Nepal's rice output grew by 4.37% to more than 5.72 million tons in the fiscal year 2023/24, thanks to the increasing use of better seeds, simple availability of chemical fertiliz...
