Climate-Resilient Rice Establishment Practices: Findings and Lessons from Two Villages in Bihar, India
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Published:2023-07-15
Issue:14
Volume:15
Page:11082
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ISSN:2071-1050
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Container-title:Sustainability
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Sustainability
Author:
Praharaj Subhashisa1, Jha Ratnesh Kumar2, Singh Anil Kumar3, Gangwar Shishir Kumar1, Singh Rajendra Pratap4, Kundu Madhu Sudan5, Sattar Abdus2, Ramulu Chelpuri1, Singh Abhinav Kumar1, Jatav Surendra Singh6ORCID, Patra Abhik4ORCID
Affiliation:
1. Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Madhopur, West Champaran, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Madhopur 845454, Bihar, India 2. Centre for Advance Studies on Climate Change, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa 848125, Bihar, India 3. Directorate of Research, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa 848125, Bihar, India 4. Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Narkatiaganj, West Champaran, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Narkatiaganj 845455, Bihar, India 5. Directorate of Extension Education, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa 848125, Bihar, India 6. Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
Abstract
A growing population, changing climate, scarcity of resources, and the urgent need to achieve sustainable development goals makes it imperative to reimagine agriculture in a way that makes it economically profitable, climate-resilient, resource-efficient. Traditional rice production technology involving puddling and transplanting has often been criticized for its inefficient resource utilization, high cost of production, and emission of greenhouse gases such as methane. Direct-seeded rice (DSR), promoted for its climate-resilient nature, is often utilized by farmers in three different ways: broadcasting, line sowing, and zero tillage. However, these establishment methods have certain advantages and limitations, as perceived by farmers. The present study attempts to closely study the crop performance of rice under the abovementioned crop establishment methods. The study was conducted in farmers’ fields in a way where both the farmers’ freedom and research conditions were equally taken care of. The study aims to analyze crop performance while emphasizing farmers’ field-based knowledge to ensure a lab-land-lab loop for understanding the scope of refinement in agronomic as well extension strategies. The results of this study reveal the superiority of zero tillage over broadcasting and line sowing in terms of crop performance and economic performance in the northwest alluvial plain zone of Bihar. The study has also identified the constraints associated with adoption of line sowing and zero tillage.
Funder
Government of Bihar
Subject
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Geography, Planning and Development,Building and Construction
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