paddy-planting

Pouring concrete on rice fields

On Nepal’s annual Rice Day, a reminder about urban growth devouring paddy fields

TERRACES

The annual paddy planting season is upon us, and the sculpted contours of rice terraces mirror the clouds as farmers wade into the submerged fields.Across Nepal on Wednesday...

Paddy planting in Pokhara

National Paddy Planting Day or Dhan Diwas is a celebration across the country. It is an even bigger deal here in Pokhara...

Mist and mud in Nagarkot’s empty monsoon

Nagarkot, the favourite selfie-station for the residents of congested Kathmandu in pre-pandemic times, is deserted and shrouded in monsoon mist with locals...

Not so soon monsoon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aBw2nQHIJUThe monsoon this year has been delayed by more than two weeks, proving forecasters wrong. This has pushed back paddy planting season...

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