Planted in 580 thousand 886 hectares till June 22, most in Far West, few in Madhesh
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Planting has increased all over the country as the monsoon has become active and the river channels have filled up. In the last 9 days, more 363 thousand 597 hectares have been planted across the country. Till June 13, 217 thousand 289 hectares have been planted, according to Crop Development and Agricultural Biodiversity Conservation Center.
In the next 9 days, 580 thousand 886 hectares were planted. This is 41.9 percent of the total planted area.
In the country, 13 lakh 87 thousand 415 hectares of paddy are planted. Keshav Devkota, head of the center, said that the planting area has increased after the rivers-Kulo-Kulesa were filled due to the monsoon. Planting had already started in the hilly areas since the end of May. Now it has also increased towards Madhesh," Chief Devkota said, "Irrigation has increased slowly, that's why the planting is also increasing."
By June 23, 2081, 43.5 percent planting has been done according to the data of the center. Up to June 22, 2082, 82.8 percent planting has been done in Far West. 176 thousand 151 hectares are planted in this province. Out of this, 145 thousand 932 hectares have been planted. Second, 71.7 percent planting has been done in Karnali. 40 thousand 884 hectares are planted in this province. Out of this, 29 thousand 299 hectares have been planted, according to the center. Planting had started from the second week of May in Sudur and Karnali. That's why many areas have been planted.
55.6 percent planting has been done in Gandaki. 94 thousand 182 hectares are planted in this province. In Lumbini, there is 52.1 percent planting data of the center. 3 lakh 2 thousand 939 hectares are planted here. Of this, 1 lakh 57 thousand 857 hectares have been planted.
In Madhesh, Bagmati and Koshi, where more rice grows, planting has decreased. 13.6 percent planting has been done in Madhesh province. 376 thousand 327 hectares of rice are planted in this province. It is mentioned that till June 22, a total of 51 thousand 250 hectares have been planted. 120 thousand 545 hectares are planted in Bagmati. Out of this, 62 thousand 561 hectares, i.e. 51.9 percent, have been planted, according to the center.
Koshi has also planted 29.5 percent. In this province, 276 thousand 387 hectares of rice are planted. Even though rice planting is going on in full swing, the farmers are not getting chemical fertilizers easily. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, the government has about 74,000 tons of fertilizer in stock. But the manure has not reached the farmers' fields.
'Delay in bringing fertilizer due to complicated process'
Agriculture and Livestock Development Minister Ramnath Adhikari has said that there is a delay in the fertilizer distribution process due to the difficult provisions in the Public Procurement Act. In the meeting of the Industry and Commerce and Labor and Consumer Welfare Committee under the House of Representatives, the minister claimed that it would take 227 days for the mall to arrive since the difficult and complicated tender process started in the law.
He said that since it takes months to distribute the imported fertilizer, the problem of not getting fertilizer to the farmers on time is being created, he said. The Public Procurement Act has made it very difficult. The mall will arrive in 227 days from the start of the tender. And after the arrival of the mall, it will take months to distribute," he said. "We have also informed the Ministry of Finance about this matter. Let there be an in-depth discussion on how to make fertilizer distribution easier.'
