Welcome to Kahama
Important facts and information are:
Rice growing season: Wet season (December-May)
Yield
Rainfed Lowland yield (t/ha): 1.8
Irrigated Lowland yield (t/ha): 3.2
Rice Area per Farmer (ha):
≥1.0 et <1.5
General farmer’s support and assets
Presence of farmer’s association: No
Access to credit: No or limited
Land ownership (does farmer rent land?): No
Popular Varieties
Rainfed Lowland: Supa, Kalama
Irrigated: Supa, Kalama
Selected Crop Management
Land preparation: Manual, animal
Crop establishment: Direct seeding, transplanting
Water supply:
Herbicide use: Not common
Chemical fertilizer application: Not common
Harvesting: Manual
Threshing: Manual
Women activities
Land preparation, transplanting, weeding, harvesting, threshing.
Major Challenges
Poor water management, weeds.
Rice Projects
Rice technologies
Success Stories