Rice production in Nepal

Nepalese women planting rice.

Rice production in Nepal is very important to the food supply in the country and national economy. Southern Nepal supports the climate required for production of rice. Nepal was self-sufficient in terms of consumption before few decades but lately Nepal imports rice from China, India, Bangladesh and Thailand.

Cultivation

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Rice cultivation in Lower Himalayas

Except two districts (Manang and Mustang) rice is cultivated in all districts of Nepal, which is the country with seventy five districts. Normally season for rice plantation begins from the second week of June whereas in Terai region it starts from the last week. Rice plantation concludes by the first week of September.

Rice cultivation is mainly dependent to rainfall and is the main determining factor.

Roughly, rice is cultivated in 1.5 million hectares of arable land in Nepal.Rice is the main crop in Nepal and contributes around 50 percent in the total crops production.

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