Paddy production has increased in Siraha and Saptari this year. Production has increased this year due to timely rains, favorable weather and low incidence of pests.
Kisundev Yadav, acting head of the Agriculture Knowledge Center Siraha, said that 162,000 metric tonnes of paddy was produced at the rate of 3 metric tonnes per hectare in an area of 54,000 hectares in Siraha this year.
Similarly, Saptari has produced 189,000 metric tonnes of paddy at the rate of three metric tonnes per hectare in an area of 63,000 hectares, said Acting Chief Yadav.
