Paddy production in Palpa increases

Paddy production in Palpa district has increased two percent this year as compared to the previous year. The district saw the production of 32,019 metric tonnes of paddy this year as opposed to 31,428 metric tonnes in the previous year, according to the Agriculture Knowledge Center (AKC), Palpa.

Paddy cultivation was done in 8,210 hectare of lands this year as compared to 8,206 hectare in the previous year. “Paddy production has increased this year despite insects having destroyed it in some areas,” said the AKC chief Kamana Adhikari.

Factors like availabity of irrigation, the use of modern technology and hybrid seeds have been thanked for the increment of paddy production, said the AKC information officer Milan Gaire.

Farmers have switched to hybrid paddy seeds for high production.
They have been using various types of hybrid seeds including ‘Sabitri’, ‘Hybrid’, ‘Sanwa’ ‘Mansuli’, ‘US-312’, ‘Shanti’, ‘Series’, ‘Khumal-3’ and ‘Sukka Dhan’.

Paddy thresher and ploughing lands with the use of a tractor and other modern technology have made it easier for farmers.