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Rice growing season: Wet season (June-October)
Rainfed Upland yield (t/ha): 1.5
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
Rainfed Upland: NERICA 1, P 163, NERICA 4
Selected Crop Management
Land preparation: Manual, machine
Crop establishment: Direct seeding
Water supply: River
Herbicide use: Not common
Chemical fertilizer application: Yes
Harvesting: Manual
Threshing: Manual
Women activities: Land preparation, sowing, weeding, bird control, harvesting, threshing.
Major Challenges: Input access, poor soil quality, animal damage, mechanization, access to credit.