Banke farmers struggle as food company delays paddy procurement

NEPALGUNJ: Farmers in Banke are facing difficulties as the Food Management and Trading Company Limited has yet to begin its annual paddy procurement process. With the harvest already gathered, farmers are struggling with a lack of storage space at their homes.

Kallu Bahadur Oli, a farmer from Nepalgunj-19, stated that although he has been selling paddy to the food company for years, the procurement process has not started this season. He noted that farmers are facing significant challenges because they have no space to store their harvested crops.