Datasource:
Seasonal Agricultural Survey
Period:
March 2025 to September 2025
During the data collection for Season B 2025, the SAS was carried out across all 30 districts of the country, gathering data from 1,200 segments and 379 large-scale farmers. The season’s data collection started on April 21st, 2025, and was concluded on June 30th, 2025.
The total land area of the country is estimated to be 2.376 million hectares, with 1.423 million hectares (approximately 60% of the total land area) used for agricultural purposes. In 2025 Season B, 1.022 million hectares were allocated to Seasonal crops, 0.524 million hectares were allocated to permanent crops, while 0.1million hectares were allocated to permanent pasture.
In Season B of 2025, 18% of farmers used improved seeds. Among farmer types, 16.7% of small-scale farmers (SSF) and 72.1% of large-scale farmers (LSF) adopted improved seeds. Organic fertilizer was applied by 80.8% of farmers, including 81.2% of SSF and 63.8% of LSF. Inorganic fertilizer was used by 55.5% of all farmers, with 54.8% of SSF and 83.7% of LSF applying it.
In season B of 2025, 36.6 % of farmers applied pesticides. According to farmer type, 35.6 % of small-scale farmers and 77.7 % of Large-Scale Farmers applied pesticides respectively. Rocket, Dithane and Cypermethrin were the most used pesticides with 30.4 %, 24.3 % and 16.1 % respectively.
TABLE: 2025 Season B production and yield by crop
| Crop/crop groups | Production (MT) | Yield (MT/ha) | ||
2025 B | 2024 B | 2025 B | 2024 B | |
| Maize | 117,711 | 119,101 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Sorghum | 125,656 | 140,314 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Paddy rice | 72,976 | 72,834 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
Wheat Cassava | 11,667 852,541 | 13,045 783,294 | 1.3 14.4 | 1.3 14.3 |
| Sweet potato | 652,515 | 666,814 | 8.1 | 7.7 |
Irish potato Banana Cooking banana | 314,093 1,166,247 527,109 | 285,596 1,142,552 515,798 | 6.8 12.4 17.2 | 6.8 12.4 17.0 |
| Dessert banana | 154,315 | 152,891 | 11.2 | 11.4 |
Banana for beer Beans Vegetables | 484,822 240,721 181,272 | 473,863 242,239 177,549 | 9.8 0.7 9.2 | 9.7 0.7 8.9 |
| Fruits | 29,798 | 27,219 | 5.3 | 5.1 |