Karnali produces 258,000 metric tonnes of maize

 Bheriganga (Surkhet), April 3: Maize occupies the highest production among all food grains produced in Karnali Province.

According to the Province Government's Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives, Karnali has produced the highest 258,876 metric tonnes of maize this year. 

The Directorate of Agriculture under the Ministry said maize is cultivated on 82,808 hectares of land in the province. After maize comes wheat in terms of volume of production.

According to the data of all the 10 districts of the province, wheat is cultivated in 71,769 hectares of land. The Directorate of Agriculture stated that 151,990 metric tonnes of wheat was produced across the state last year alone.

According to Directorate's Director Tilak Pandey, paddy production is in the third place. He said that 146,679 metric tonnes of paddy was produced last year and it was cultivated in 41,304 hectares of land in Karnali.

Pandey said 18,826 metric tonnes of millet, 9,709 metric tonnes of barley and 2,633 metric tonnes of buckwheat has been produced in the province. Millet and buckwheat are produced especially in the mountainous region.

Millet and buckwheat are produced especially in the mountainous region. According to the Directorate, millet is cultivated in 13,704 hectares of land and buckwheat is cultivated in 2,377 hectares of land. (RSS)