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Rice growing season: Wet season (January-June); Dry season (July-December)
Irrigated Lowland yield (t/ha): 4
Rice Area per Farmer (ha): <0.5
General farmer’s support and assets
Presence of farmer’s association: Yes
Access to credit: Yes
Land ownership (does farmer rent land?): Yes
Popular Varieties
Irrigated: NERICA 12, IR 64, Yunyine, Zong geng, Yun Keng
Selected Crop Management
Land preparation: Manual
Crop establishment: Transplanting
Water supply: Dam
Herbicide use: Not common
Chemical fertilizer application: Yes
Harvesting: Manual
Threshing: Manual
Women activities: Land preparation, sowing, transplanting, weeding, harvesting, threshing, winnowing, drying, transporting, storage.
Major Challenges: Poor water management, diseases, market for selling rice.