Ghimire, who produces 300 bushels of rice on an area of 80 ropanis, earns an annual income of more than 1.2 million. He said that even if the turnover were to double, it would still require 50 percent investment.
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The fields here are currently in a rush to bring in rice. Farmers are having a hard time getting their rice in after the weather turned unfavorable.
The main field of the district, Chaurasi Phat, is a large area of rice cultivation. Chaurasi Phat, which mainly includes most of the fields of Dharkot, Arjai and Ammarpur, is located in Ammarpur, ISMA Rural Municipality-6.
Krishna Ghimire is one of the leading farmers cultivating rice here. Ghimire, who has retired from teaching, said that due to the deteriorating weather conditions, he is having a hard time bringing in the rice crop. Ghimire, who produces 300 muri rice in an area of 80 ropani, earns more than 1.2 million rupees annually. He said that even if the turnover is doubled, it will be 50 percent investment.
Although human labor is required to plant, harrow and harvest rice, the use of modern technology has made it much easier to plow the fields and harvest rice. Ghimire said that the work that would take 25 workers a whole day can be completed in one hour by 5 workers using a thresher.
In addition to his 6 ropani land, he has leased another 74 ropanis at an annual rate of Rs 3,500 per plantation. Ghimire, who retired from teaching, has started paddy and wheat farming commercially since 2071 BS. He said that he will cultivate wheat in the same field where paddy was cultivated in the coming season.
He sells paddy and wheat for seed purposes and sells normal paddy at Rs 130 per paathi. He sells rice at Rs 100 per kilo.
He said that he sells paddy seeds at Rs 90 per kilo. He also said that there is no problem for the market. 'Everything is sold from home,' he said. 'Along with paddy farming, I have also raised three buffaloes and four cows. I deliver 35 liters of milk to the local market daily.'
