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Rice growing season: Wet season (October-March)
Rainfed Upland yield (t/ha): 0.8
Rice Area per Farmer (ha): ≥0.5 et <1.0
General farmer’s support and assets
Presence of farmer’s association: Not common
Access to credit: No
Land ownership (does farmer rent land?): No
Popular Varieties
Rainfed Upland: Tshela, NERICA 7
Selected Crop Management
Land preparation: Manual
Crop establishment: Direct seeding
Water supply:
Herbicide use: Not common
Chemical fertilizer application: Not common
Harvesting: Manual
Threshing: Manual
Women activities: Sowing, weeding, bird control, harvesting, drying, transporting, storage.
Major Challenges: Fertilizer access, poor soil quality, weeds, birds, rodents, market for selling, labor input for post harvest.