(ANSA) - ROMA, 18 GIU - epa09282669 A view of the paddy field
while farmers are planting rice in Khokana, Nepal, 18 June 2021.
According to farmers, 2021 has so far featured adequate rainfall
in the beginning of monsoon season, so they have almost
completed the rice planation where as in previous years they
only planted rice in July. The annual monsoon season in Nepal
normally begins in mid-June, lasting until the end of August or
early September. Sixty percent of Nepal's agriculture industry
relies on monsoon rain while 40 percent is carried out through
irrigation. Agriculture is a major contributor to the country's
GDP. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA (ANSA).