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Rice growing season: Wet season (June-December)
Rainfed Lowland yield (t/ha): 3.1
Rice Area per Farmer (ha): ≥0.5 et <1.0
General farmer’s support and assets
Presence of farmer’s association: Yes
Access to credit: No or limited
Land ownership (does farmer rent land?): Yes
Popular Varieties
Rainfed Lowland: IR841, TGR, Chapeau vert
Selected Crop Management
Land preparation: Manual, machine
Crop establishment: Direct seeding, transplanting
Herbicide use: Yes
Chemical fertilizer application: Yes
Harvesting: Manual
Threshing: Manual
Women activities: Sowing, transplanting, weeding, threshing, drying, transporting.
Major Challenges: Poor soil quality, poor water management, weeds, seeds (variety, mixture, access), market for selling rice.