Upakar Marshi Rice

Description

Upakar Marshi Rice

Rice is the major food amongst all the ethnic groups in Nepal. In Terai region, most rice varieties are cultivated during the rainy season. The principal rice growing season, known as “Berna- Bue Charne”, is from June to July; the subsidiary season, known as “Ropai”, is from April to September, when there is usually enough water to sustain the cultivation of all rice fields. Farmers use irrigation channels throughout the cultivation seasons.

Upakar Marshi Rice: Jumla, one of the 77 districts in the mid-western hills of Nepal, is the highest elevation in the world. Jumli Marshi Rice, cultivated at the range from 2,400 to 3,050 m altitude, is being cultivated since 1,300 years near the bank of the Tila river, Jumla.