The Nepal Weekly 
September 2, 2025
Information gathered from across the country says that above 94 per cent of paddy plantation has been completed in the paddy plantation season.
The Department of Agriculture under the Ministry of Agricultural and Livestock Development states that paddy plantation in around 94.15 per cent of the total paddy fields has been done by August 17, 2025. So as the paddy has been planted in 1.29 million hectares of the total paddy fields of 1.38 million hectares across the country.
As of 18 August last year in the paddy plantation season, paddy plantation has been lower by almost 4.3 percentage. The plantation had been completed in around 98.44 per cent of total paddy fields by August 17, 2024.
As per reports, the paddy plantation has been completed in around 94.42 per cent (260,964 hectares) of the paddy fields in Koshi Province by August 10. Paddy is cultivated in around 276,387 hectares in Koshi Province.
Likewise, 97.27 per cent (112,460 hectares) paddy plantation has been completed in Bagmati Province so far and 94.83 per cent (89,311 hectares) in Gandaki Province. The paddy is cultivated in 115,621 hectares in Bagmati and 94,182 hectares in Gandaki Province. The paddy is cultivated in 40,884 hectares in Karnali and 302,939 hectares in Lumbini Province. Similarly, paddy has been planted in 99.34 per cent (40,470 hectares) in Karnali Province and 98.07 per cent (297,103 hectares) in Lumbini Province. In Sudurpashchim Province as of Sunday, paddy has been planted in almost 99.72 per cent (175,652 hectares) of the total paddy fields in. Paddy is cultivated in around 176,151 hectares.
Moreover, the paddy plantation remains the lowest in Madhesh Province. The paddy plantation has been done only in 86.35 per cent (319,626 hectares) of the total paddy cultivation area of 372,645 hectares of land by Monday last week.
Due to lack of sufficient rainfall and unanticipated drought in Madhesh Province, paddy plantation has been affected badly this year. The paddy plantation has been lower by almost 11 percentage points in Madhesh Province during the review period as compared to last year. The paddy plantation had been done in around 97 per cent of paddy fields in Madhes Province by August 17, last year.
Moreover, the Terai region is considered is the high rice yield area where 70 percent of the total production is produced while hills contribute as far as 30 percent. In the fiscal year 2080/81, 5,724,234 metric tons of paddy was produced. It is predicated that about 3.5 million metric tons of edible rice will be produced from the 6 million metric tons of paddy estimated to be produced domestically this year.
