Direct Seeded Rice method to be encouraged
The Hindu
The aim is to achieve achieve better water use and production efficiency
To help paddy growers overcome farm labour shortage, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and rising cost of cultivation, the Agriculture department has stepped up efforts to encourage more farmers to adopt the Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) method as a means to achieve better water use and rice production efficiency. The DSR method of paddy cultivation is steadily gaining ground among farmers in the traditional paddy growing areas of the district, particularly in the aftermath of the lockdown. The last agricultural season saw a significant number of farmers switching to the DSR mode from the conventional paddy cultivation method of transplanted rice.More Related News