Farmers have been busy rushing to bring in their paddy, ignoring the rain, as the rice harvest has been delayed due to the festival season, causing the rice to shrivel and fall. Fearing further damage if the harvest is delayed, farmers have been busy rushing to bring in their paddy, ignoring the rain.
Farmers in Nuwakot are busy harvesting their paddy crop. Despite the continuous downpour, farmers are busy harvesting, threshing and harvesting paddy on Tuesday.
Due to the festivals, the ripe rice could not be brought in on time, causing the ears to shrivel and fall, and farmers are busy importing rice in a hurry, ignoring the rain. In some places, there is a problem in preserving the harvested rice, and farmers have expressed concern that the wet rice may spoil due to the cold.
Since the rice imported now is cold, Keshav Khanal, head of the Agricultural Development Office, has suggested that it can be dried after the sun sets. Earlier, the Agricultural Office had urged people not to rush to harvest rice, pointing out the possibility of rain from today.
Farmers here are busy importing rice without following the advice of the Agricultural Office, saying that it is too late to import the ripe crop.
