The winter maize crop has not been harvested because farmers did not apply DAP and potash. The problem of not getting DAP and potash has been there for three months.

Farmers have planted corn after bringing in paddy. Farmers initially faced the lack of seeds and sowed the maize brought from across the border from October to November. 

Agricultural Economist Ganesh Mahara of Krishi Gyan Kendra said that 6,000 hectares of corn were cultivated in Barama winter season. Although the highest productivity is for winter corn, farmers complain that they have not received fertilizer for it. 

The productivity of winter maize is at the rate of 6.4 tons per hectare, which is more than spring and dry seasons, says Mahara. Due to low production of corn in India this year, seeds could not be imported in Nepal during the winter season. As an alternative to that, the farmers around the border have planted corn that they got from the Indian market. But Kamlesh Prasad Yadav, a farmer of Simraungarh Municipality-8 Kachorwa, says that the plants cannot be planted without getting the required fertilizer when they are growing.

"Without getting the fertilizer that needs to be put on the roots of small plants or spread all over the field, the corn has not grown," he said. Farmers say that without getting Nepalese subsidized fertilizer, buying illegally imported fertilizer from India is expensive and not of the same quality as subsidized fertilizer. "We have to rely on Indian fertilizer," said Kamlesh, "that too is expensive." Granted fertilizer has not been received as much as desired.' 

Yadav said that DAP and potash are required at the rate of three kg per lot in maize. "One hectare i.e. one and a half bigha requires 90 kg of both these fertilizers," he said. Ashok Prasad Jaiswal of Bhagwanpur, Simraungarh Municipality-11, said that despite planting corn for three months, the plant could not grow without fertilizer. "Corn is worth importing in 6 months, in which half of the time has passed," he said. 

A sack of Nepali subsidy fertilizer (50 kg) is available at 2,250 rupees. Indian fertilizer costs up to 3,000 rupees per sack (45 kg). "Subsidized fertilizer from the Agricultural Materials Institute, due to the quota system, little comes to dealers, even small farmers do not get it. All those who have access have taken it,' said Jaiswal, 'the local level has taken it. Subsidized fertilizers are available from designated cooperatives (sellers).' 

The only agro-input company has its office at Kalaiya in the district. Ravikumar Kesari, head of the company's office, said that DAP fertilizer could not be given to the dealers due to lack of recommendation from the local level even though the fertilizer was stored in the institute. He said that fertilizers are being distributed to 246 cooperatives (sellers) of 16 municipalities by appointing dealers. Correspondence has been sent to the municipality, but no recommendation has been given to lawn dealers according to the quota, he said. Recommendations should come from the municipality through dealers.