Farmers of Bhojpur district are urgently harvesting rice after the weather improvement

In Bhojpur district, harvesting and storage operations for rice have intensified. This has been made possible by the improvement in weather conditions following a period of prolonged rainfall that had previously interrupted field operations.

Due to the bad weather that arrived during the period when the crop was ready for harvesting, the fields were washed out and flooded, which complicated both the harvesting and transportation. Now, farmers are working in the fields from early morning: they cut the stems, form sheaves, dry the harvest, and lay it down for storage. In some areas, local residents join forces and help each other.

As noted by Bam Bahadur Karki, a farmer from Bhojpur-5 municipality, the established clear weather has significantly facilitated the process, although the recent rain had caused a delay in the work. According to another local resident, Navaraj Phuyal, in order to save the surviving part of the harvest, the peasants postponed other matters and focused on field operations, due to which almost no people remained at home in the villages.

Rice is the main food crop for the district's farmers and is grown in all nine local administrative units. Despite the resumption of field operations, producers remain concerned about harvest losses caused by unseasonal rainfall.