Datasource:
Seasonal Agricultural Survey
Period:
January, 2025 to December, 2025
During the data collection for Season A 2025, the SAS was carried out across all 30 districts of the country, gathering data from 1,200 segments and 382 large-scale farmers. The season’s data collection started on December 1st, 2024, and was concluded on February 15th, 2025.
The total land area of the country is estimated to be 2.376 million hectares, with 1.399 million hectares (approximately 59% of the total land area) used for agricultural purposes. In 2025 Season A, 1.019 million hectares were allocated to Seasonal crops, 0.492 million hectares were allocated to permanent crops, while0.096 million hectares were allocated to permanent pasture.
In Season A of 2025, 37.3% of farmers used improved seeds. Among farmer types, 35.9% of small-scale farmers (SSF) and 85.4% of large-scale farmers (LSF) adopted improved seeds. Organic fertilizer was applied by 88.0% of farmers, including 88.3% of SSF and 77.5% of LSF. Inorganic fertilizer was used by 63.2% of all farmers, with 62.4% of SSF and 91.9% of LSF applying it.
In season A of 2025, 41.9 % of farmers applied pesticides. According to farmer type, 40.6 % of small-scale farmers and 86.9 % of Large-Scale Farmers applied pesticides respectively (See Figure 3). Rocket, Dithane and Cypermethrin were the most used pesticides with 41.7 %, 18.6 % and 16.3 % respectively.