Lack of fertiliser during the paddy plantation season has been a recurrent problem in Nepal. Every year, the farmers face ordeals of fertiliser shortage.
However, this year, the authorities have claimed that there would be no shortage of chemical fertiliser at least during the plantation season. They said they would manage to cater at least half of the demand to each farmer.
“We will provide fertiliser to the farmers. They will not face dearth of fertiliser this year like in the past years as the government has made arrangement for it,” said Dr. Yogendra Kumar Karki, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development secretary.