From cities to remote rural municipalities, all farmers have been affected by the rice crisis.
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Farmers across the district are in a hurry to import paddy immediately after Dashain-Tihar. Due to the delay in ripening of paddy due to weather changes, farmers are struggling to import paddy immediately after Dashain.
'The rains came late in Asar, the rice ripened late, so the harvest was also delayed. We are afraid of hailstorms, so we are in a hurry to harvest rice,' said Krishna Tiwari, a farmer from Ramche, Bahrabise Municipality. According to him, it used to be cold only after Kartik, but this year it has started from the first week of Asoj. With the increase in wages and the lack of workers, family members have started working together to bring in rice.
'There are almost no young people in the village, we are working together to bring in the rice crop,' said Krishna Thapa of Fulpingkot, Balefi Rural Municipality. Thapa, along with settling in a new house, is very happy to have planted rice and harvested rice after the hardships of Asar.
All farmers, from the city to the remote rural municipality, have been touched by the rush of rice. Farmers say that rice production has increased this year in Melamchi Municipality, which produces the most rice in the district. According to the data of the then District Agricultural Development Office, it is estimated that 34,000 metric tons of paddy will be produced in 12,000 hectares in the district. This year, 99 percent of the land has been sown, which is an estimated 8 percent increase in production, according to the thematic agricultural development offices of all 12 local levels. Last year, 400 hectares were barren. Currently, only 200 hectares of vacant land are reported to be available.
