Lack of fertilisers during the paddy plantation season has been a recurrent problem in Nepal. Every year, the farmers face ordeals during the planation season because of a fertiliser shortage. However, this year, the Ministry of Agriculture
Fertiliser shortage in Nepal is causing a lot of problems for farmers all across Nepal.
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DHANUSHA: The perennial problem of fertiliser shortage facing farmers across the country has hit Dhanusha district. Sovit Pandit of Aaurahi Rural Municipality-3 frequented a fertiliser dealer nearby, but had to return empty handed without fertiliser. “Preparing seedbeds begins. But fertiliser shortage hits. I got fertiliser during winter wheat. But now, I am tired by frequenting […]
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.
