Gandaki: The districts of the Gandaki Province recorded around 85 per cent of paddy seedlings transplantation till the last week of July, the Province Agriculture Development Directorate said. Paddy seedlings transplantation was done in some 80,000 hectares of land, the Directorate stated.
According to National News Agency Nepal, the Directorate has estimated that paddy seedlings transplantation is likely to be done in some 94,000 hectares of land in the province. Baglung district recorded the highest of its target with 95 per cent followed by Lamjung at 93.18 per cent. In contrast, paddy seedlings transplantation was done in slightly more than 78 per cent of the targets in Nawalpur and Gorkha districts.
Manoj Paudel, an Agricultural Economist at the Directorate, mentioned that paddy seedlings transplantation was slightly delayed in areas reliant on rainwater for farming. He noted that most parts of the province would complete paddy transplantation by the next week if the province receives rainfall. Paddy farming is conducted in all districts except Mustang and Manang in the province.