Banke. With the expansion of irrigation facilities, farmers in Banke have begun cultivating three crops annually. The reliance on seasonal rainfall is now a thing of the past. According to Santosh Pathak, Senior Horticulture Development Officer and Information Officer at the Agriculture Knowledge Center, farmers who previously left their fields fallow after the monsoon rice harvest due to a lack of water are now planting potatoes or mustard, followed by spring maize.“With irrigation in place, farmers' interest in triple-cropping is growing, and they are generating cash income from potatoes and spring maize,” he said. “While farmers who plant wheat after...