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Rice growing season: Wet season (June-December); Dry season (January-May)
Irrigated Lowland yield (t/ha): 3.6
Rice Area per Farmer (ha): ≥1.5
General farmer’s support and assets
Presence of farmer’s association: Yes
Access to credit: Yes
Land ownership (does farmer rent land?): No
Popular Varieties
Irrigated: Seedy Jarju, WAB 105, IET 3137, TMS 14, ATM
Selected Crop Management
Land preparation: Manual, machine
Crop establishment: Transplanting
Water supply: River
Herbicide use: Not common
Chemical fertilizer application: Yes
Harvesting: Manual
Threshing: Manual
Women activities: Transplanting, harvesting, threshing.
Major Challenges: Fertilizer access, flooding, poor water management, animal damage, mechanization.