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 ...

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Nov 27 (Bernama) -- The Johor government is set to expand the state's paddy planting area, by 70 hectares, in Kluang and Muar, aimed at boosting crop production. State Agriculture, ...

Splashing mud and drinking local rice beer, Nepali farmers this week celebrated National Paddy Day to mark the beginning of the rice-planting season, despite some coronavirus lockdown measures still ...

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 ...

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) ...

National Paddy Planting Day or Dhan Diwas is a celebration across the country. It is an even bigger deal here in Pokhara Valley which grows some of Nepal’s most famous indigenous varieties of rice ...

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 ...

Mancherial: Paddy planting is in full swing across Mancherial district as farmers begin cultivation simultaneously, leading to a surge in demand for agricultural labourers. Farmers are offering Rs 400 ...