Paddy Harvest

Traditional Paddy Harvest (Nepal)

Paddy is one of the major cereal crops in Nepal. Paddy plantaion in three agroecological zones, Terai, mid-hills and high hills. In 2021, Nepal ranks 17th in rice production and 64th in rice productivity in the world. According to the Nepal Agriculture Research Council (NARC) has developed 82 rice varieties and an additional 48 hybrid rice varieties have been registered with the Government of Nepal.

Paddy plantaion in the summer June/July the irrigated field and it harvest in the winter October/Nvember. Traditional paddy farming based on human and animal labor. Technological use like machine and chamical is recent phenomenon and it is being popular with new generatin of farmars.