Paddy production has decreased in Wagmati province this year. According to the Wagmati Province Agricultural Development Directorate, rice production has decreased by 1.37 percent due to the damage caused by the floods and landslides that accompanied the rains on October 11 and 12.
Naveen Kunwar, Agricultural Economist of the directorate, informed that in the current financial year, 4,8,36 metric tons of paddy was produced at a rate of 3.87 metric tons per hectare out of a total of 1,500,415 hectares of paddy in Wagmati province.
In the last year 2080/81, 4 lakh 13 thousand 988 metric tons were produced in 1 lakh 9 thousand 151 hectares of paddy. According to Kunwar, compared to last year, this year rice production has increased in Chitwan, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur and Nuwakot, but it has decreased in other districts.
In Chitwan, which is the most rice-growing area of Wagmati province, 98,355 metric tons of rice has been produced at the rate of 4.15 metric tons per hectare this year on 23,700 hectares. In Nuwakot, 48,390 metric tons were produced at a rate of 4.17 percent per hectare in 11,615 hectares, and 44,390 metric tons were produced in 11,312 hectares at a rate of 3.89 percent in Dhading.
This year, 23 thousand one hundred and 92 metric tons per hectare in 4,924 hectares at a rate of 4.71 percent, 18 thousand, 926 metric tons per hectare in 4,178 hectares at a rate of 4.53 percent in Lalitpur and 3 thousand in Bhaktapur. 19 thousand eight hundred and 23 metric tons of rice was produced in 599 hectares at a rate of 5.51 percent per hectare according to the Wagmati Province Agricultural Development Directorate. .
In Makwanpur, Kavre, Sindhuli, Sindhupalchok and other districts which were more affected by the floods, paddy production has been low this year. 27 thousand three hundred and sixty-six metric tons per hectare in 7 thousand 17 hectares area at the rate of 3.9 percent, 31 thousand three hundred fifty four metric tons per hectare in 8 thousand 19 hectares at the rate of 3.91 percent in Kavre, 2.54 metric tons per hectare in 7 thousand eight hundred 80 hectares in Ramechhap. 20 thousand 15 metric tons at the percentage rate and 2.92 per hectare in 7 thousand nine hundred hectares in Sindhupalchowk. At the percentage rate, 23 thousand 68 metric tons of rice was produced.
Agricultural expert Kunwar informed that 2,872 hectares of Dolakha produced 7,68 metric tons per hectare at a rate of 2.50 percent and 1,999 hectares of Rasuwa produced 2,451 metric tons of rice at a rate of 2.23 percent per hectare.
It has been reported that 5,600 metric tons of rice crops planted in 37,000 hectares have been damaged by the flood. Due to timely rains and reduced incidence of diseases and insects, paddy production is expected to increase this year, but the production has decreased after the floods caused damage.
