Chitwan’s rice zone expects 5,000-ton rise in paddy output
Paddy production in Chitwan’s designated rice zone is projected to rise by 5,000 metric tons this fiscal year 2026/27, reaching an estimated 50,000 tons, as crop assessments point to higher output.The rice zone produced 45,000 metric tons of paddy last fiscal year from 8,500 hectares of land, according to Sauraj Bishwakarma, Information Officer at the National Agriculture Modernization Program Implementation Unit in Bharatpur.''Production in the rice zone has increased. Based on cr