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Nepal's cultivable land area shrinks by 300,000 hectares to 2.2 million hectares over the past decade
September 7, 2023 21:30 pm
KATHMANDU, Sept 7: Nepal's arable land area has declined by 300,000 hectares in the past decade. The Seventh National Agricultural Census 2021 shows that the country cultivates 2.2 million hectares of land. The similar census carried out in 2011 shows that there were 2.5 million hectares of land used for agricultural purposes.
Cultivable land declines in Chilime watershed area
September 1, 2019 03:30 am
RASUWA, Sep 1: The area of farmland is declining in the Chilime watershed area in Rasuwa district.
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