KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Thousands of farmers and their families across Nepal celebrated an annual paddy festival by planting rice, splashing in the muddy fields and enjoying a special feast. The ...

Chirutha has decades of farming experience. In her younger years, she planted and harvested paddy in the fields of her ...

Farmers work in a paddy field on the occasion of National Paddy Day in Lalitpur, Nepal, June 29, 2025. The National Paddy Day marks the beginning of the paddy planting season in Nepal. (Photo: Xinhua) ...

ALOR SETAR, July 26 (Bernama) -- The main infrastructure development project under the five-season paddy planting programme over two years in the Muda area has commenced ahead of its scheduled start ...

Mandya: Mandya zilla panchayat CEO KR Nandini took part in a mechanised paddy planting demonstration at Holalu village, sending out a message that women too can efficiently handle modern agricultural ...

Paddy drying is a common sight in rural areas of the country, especially during the post-harvest season. But it is a tedious task for farmers to collect their paddy stocks as it is not only time ...