Nepal’s paddy production reached a record high for the fourth straight year due to good monsoon rains and an abundant supply of farmhands, even though a severe shortage of chemical fertiliser during transplantation and top dressing caused distress among farmers.

According to preliminary estimates of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development released on Monday, farmers harvested 5.62 million tonnes of paddy, up by a marginal 1.28 percent compared to last year.

This year, there was plentiful rain and an ample labour supply as virus lockdowns sent back hordes of migrant workers to their villages which helped South Asian countries gather bumper harvests.

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