Incident Reports

Demonstration of farmers in Saptari demanding chemical fertilizer

2021-12-15

Madhes, Saptari, Rajbiraj

Farmers of Saptari picketed the district administration office demanding chemical fertilizer on December 15. They have been agitating for the past few days demanding chemical fertilizer. They complained that they did not get chemical fertilizer while sowing wheat. Demand for DAP fertilizer is especially high when planting wheat.

Soney Lal Murmu, acting branch manager of the Agriculture Materials Office, Rajbiraj, said that they have been providing fertilizer on the recommendation of the municipality. He said that it was not possible to distribute manure directly to the farmers. According to the Agriculture Knowledge Center Saptari, the area under cultivation in Saptari is 81,668 hectares or 64 per cent.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Event Duration More than 1 day
Primary Form Gherau/Dharna (sit-in)/padlocking
Primary Cause Issues related to commodity availability, prices, and subsidies
Actor 1 - Number of people n/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health)
Actor 2 - Youth na
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