All posts tagged "Nepal"
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87Rice News in EnglishNepal is growing more rice but losing indigenous varieties
Farmers across Nepal are replacing traditional indigenous rice varieties with imported hybrids to achieve higher yields, faster harvests, and disease resistance. Driven...
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104Rice News in EnglishNepal Rice Plantation Accelerates After Monsoon
Nepal's paddy plantation accelerated after monsoon rains intensified, reaching 83.3% (1.14 million hectares) by July 8, surpassing last year’s progress. Madhesh Province...
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138Edible Oil News in EnglishNepal’s Rs146 billion edible oil exports to India under scrutiny over tariff advantage
Summary: Nepal exported 704,844 tonnes of refined edible oils worth Rs146 billion to India in FY2025-26, driven by duty-free access under SAFTA....
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124Edible Oil News in EnglishDuty free edible oil imports from Nepal surge 548% in 2025, Indian vegetable oil producers seek urgent govt action
The IVPA urged the Centre to review duty-free vegetable oil imports from Nepal after shipments surged from 47,295 MT in 2023 to...
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153Ethanol & Bioenergy News in EnglishNepal moves to set ethanol standards ahead of petrol blending rollout
Nepal has released a draft ethanol standard requiring 99.5% purity for petrol blending, following approval of its E10 policy. The framework promotes...
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142Ethanol & Bioenergy News in EnglishIndia looks at ethanol exports as domestic capacity outpaces demand
India’s ethanol industry is seeking exports to Nepal, Bangladesh and Indonesia to ease a 7-billion-litre surplus caused by production outpacing domestic demand....
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128Rice News in EnglishNepal : 58 percent paddy plantation in Gorkha
Paddy transplantation in Nepal's district has reached 58% of the 10,500-hectare target, up from 45% by mid-July last year. Authorities expect 95%...
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136Rice News in EnglishNepal : Drought worries Soru farmers as paddy planting is delayed
A prolonged drought in Nepal's Soru Rural Municipality has delayed paddy transplantation and damaged finger millet, maize, wheat and barley crops. With...
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116Rice News in EnglishNepal : Paddy plantation declines by 12.62% amid delayed monsoon
Paddy transplantation in Nepal has reached 32.38% of the target area, down from 45% a year earlier, due to delayed monsoon rains....
