Although cultivation expanded to 23,200 hectares this year, total production has been limited to 60,320 metric tons after production per hectare dropped to 2.6 metric tons.
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Wheat production has decreased in Parsa this year. Despite the increase in cultivable area, the production per hectare has decreased, according to the data of the Agricultural Knowledge Center Parsa.
According to the Agricultural Knowledge Center, wheat was cultivated in an area of 23,200 hectares in the district last year. Based on a production rate of 3.73 metric tons per hectare, 85,865 metric tons of wheat was produced. However, despite the expansion of cultivation to 23,200 hectares this year, the production per hectare has dropped to 2.6 metric tons, limiting the total production to 60,320 metric tons.
Ramjivan Thakur, head of the Agricultural Knowledge Center Parsa, said that the production was affected by the lack of irrigation and the rain that fell during the growing season. 'This year, the wheat crop did not receive the necessary natural irrigation due to the lack of winter rains,' he said. 'Later, the rain that fell during the growing season caused the crop to fall and deteriorate.'
Wheat imports from India have increased as local production has decreased. According to the data of the Birgunj Customs Office, a large quantity of wheat has been imported from India through the Birgunj border till Baisakh of the current fiscal year. According to the customs data, 6.519 million kg of wheat worth Rs 280 million has been imported till Baisakh of the current fiscal year. In the same period of the previous fiscal year, only 3.538 million kg of wheat worth Rs 170 million was imported.
Wheat imports from India for industrial and food purposes have increased as local production has decreased. The Birgunj border is considered one of the major food and agricultural produce import points in the country.
