Okhaldhunga farmers harvest rice following Tihar festival

Farmers in the Okhaldhunga district of Nepal have begun a large-scale harvest of ripe paddy following the Tihar festival.

Workers in various regions, including Pipletari and Charkhu, are currently cutting the grain and moving it into homes. Bhakta Khatri, a farmer in Jarayotar, noted that the community increased its work pace immediately after the holiday to stay ahead of changing weather conditions. The Agriculture Knowledge Center Okhaldhunga reported that farmers transplanted rice on 3,803 hectares of land this year.

This season saw a delay in the initial transplantation because the district received less rainfall than usual.