The food Management and Trade Company Limited Branch Office in Nepalgunj has obtained paddy worth more than Rs. 90 million from agriculturists in Banke.

Senior Assistant and Information Officer Shivaraj Ghimire educated that the office had acquired 27,792.44 quintals of rice worth Rs. 97,723,249 from November 5 to December 15. This order included 4,213.34 quintals of coarse rice and 23,279.10 quintals of medium quality rice. The coarse rice was obtained for Rs. 14,369,638, and the medium quality rice was obtained for Rs. 83,353,611.

He educated those 673 agriculturists had enlisted their suggestions through neighborhood bodies to offer their rice. Of those, 482 agriculturists have sold their rice. Also, rice has moreover been obtained through four cooperatives. 

Ghimire said that the government had set the least bolster cost for coarse rice at Rs. 3,410 per quintal and for medium quality rice at Rs. 3,580.62 per quintal. The office has been obtaining rice at the same rate.

The Nepalgunj office begun acquiring rice 15 days prior than final year and had set a target to purchase 40,000 quintals this year. In any case, an expanded number of farmers offering medium quality rice prompted the company, in coordination with the central office, to decide to purchase an additional 15,000 quintals of medium quality rice, increasing the target to 55,000 quintals.

Ramsharan Lamichhane, head of the Nepalgunj department office, stated that initially they had planned to purchase 30,000 quintals of coarse rice and 10,000 quintals of medium quality rice. However, they later adjusted the target to 55,000 quintals, including an additional 15,000 quintals of medium quality rice.

According to Lamichhane, ranchers in Banke have as of late appeared more interest in creating medium quality rice or maybe than coarse rice. Final year, the Nepalgunj office had set a target of acquiring 51,000 quintals of rice but finished up acquiring as it were 8,000 quintals.

This year, with an increment in the least back cost and the early begin of rice buys, the office is hopeful that it will meet its target, he included.

source: risingnepaldaily