The local 'Dhurkote Rice' has come to the market. Meghnath Aryal of Dhurkot rural municipality-6 Situng has officially introduced 'Dhurkote rice' in the market from Monday through branding, labeling, grading and packaging through Aryal food processing and packaging industry.

Rice packed in a bag of 25 kilograms will cost a total of two thousand five hundred rupees at the rate of one hundred rupees per kilogram. Aryal, who cultivated rice in his own 72 plantations and rented 28 plantations, produced 400 muri of rice last November.

Then he said that he thought of bringing the rice to the market by processing, branding, labeling, grading and packaging. "The production was also good when cultivating rice commercially," he said, "I succeeded in bringing rice to the market by meeting the criteria for identification."

Aryal's industry currently has 10 quintals of rice ready for the market. If there is a demand, he will deliver 100 quintals of rice to the market for now. Soon after this year, Aryal has prepared to plant paddy in an area of ​​100 plants. "Dhurkote Rice" has been recognized by the Weights and Quality Department including packaging technology, label design and market strategy creation and has come to the market after meeting all the standards.

Chairman of Dhurkot Rural Municipality Bhupal Pokharel said that local 'Dhurkote rice' is a proud product of the municipality and will encourage it more. "Commercial farming uplifts the municipality along with the farmer," he said, "Farmers like him (Meghnath) are our role models." Only on Monday, the Chairman of Dhurkot Rural Municipality, Bhupal Pokharel, honored Meghnath Aryal, the best farmer in paddy cultivation, with a cash prize of Rs 67,000.