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Farmers complain of fertilizer shortage during wheat sowing season

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Farmers complain of fertilizer shortage during wheat sowing season
Sarlahi, Dec 26 (RSS): Farmers in Sarlahi are struggling to get chemical fertilizers for the cultivation of winter crops. Sarlahi is considered the pocket area for winter crops and farmers accuse fertilizer dealers of creating artificial price rise, thus hampering their access to the agricultural input. The season is for wheat crops and farmers are not confident of getting the... Read More

Kiwi fruit saplings being exported to Bhutan

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Kiwi fruit saplings being exported to Bhutan
Jhapa, Dec 22 (RSS): Ilam-grown kiwi fruit saplings are being exported to Bhutan from the checkpoint in Kakadvitta in Jhapa district in an increasing number lately. The export of the saplings saw steady rise after Bhutan encouraged farmers to engage in kiwi farming, said Devindra Shahu, chief of plant quarantine in Jhapa. A total of 1,200 saplings worth Rs 115,000... Read More

Farmers are relieved as Kisan Feed Industry Company purchasing eggs at doorsteps

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Farmers are relieved as Kisan Feed Industry Company purchasing eggs at doorsteps
Kathmandu, Dec 19 (RSS): Poultry farmers have been relieved of their problems without easy access to the market for their products.Thanks to the Kisan Feed Industry Private Limited based in Chitwan district, which is purchasing chicken eggs from farmers at their doorsteps across the country. This service of the company aims to help farmers save their money spent on commission... Read More

Nawalpur Food, Trade Festival On December 23

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Nawalpur Food, Trade Festival On December 23
Nawalpur, Dec 19 (RSS): The First Nawalpur Food, Tourism, Culture and Trade Festival is taking place at Kawasoti in Nawalparasi (Bardaghat-Susta East) on December 23-January 1. Features of the festival to be organised by the Hotel Entrepreneurs Association, Nawalpur include display of indigenous food items, paragliding, jungle safari in the buffer zone of the Chitwan National Park and boating in... Read More

Unseasonal rain damages over 3,000 metric tonnes of paddy crop in Gandaki

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Unseasonal rain damages over 3,000 metric tonnes of paddy crop in Gandaki
Waling, Oct 26 (RSS): The incessant rainfall occurred from October 17 has damaged more than 3,000 metric tonnes of paddy crop in Gandaki province. Paddy crop planted on 117 thousand 131 hectares of land in the province, around 3,035 metric tonnes of paddy crop was damaged by unseasonal rain, according to agriculture economist at the Agriculture Development Directorate, Pokhara, Shashi... Read More

Baglung sees commercial farming of dragon fruit

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Baglung sees commercial farming of dragon fruit
Baglung, Oct 21 (RSS): Baglung has witnessed increasing commercial farming of dragon fruit – that has drawn a huge demand in the market of late. Pratiman Thapa, a local of Kathekhola rural municipality-1, Pala Karina of Baglung, has initiated cultivating dragon fruit in the barren land after he returned home from overseas employment. Thapa who spent four years in Korea... Read More