18 Aug Direct seeded rice: An approach to trim down water consumption and labour
धान की सीधे बीज (डायरेक्ट सीडेड) से बुआई: पानी की खपत और श्रम को कम करने के लिए एक दृष्टिकोण In India, rice field covers an area of 43.94 million hectares (mha) with production of 106.54 mt and has the share of 21% in global rice production during 2013-14. Of the total rice area, 49.5% (22 mha) is irrigated, 13.5% (6 mha) is upland, and 32.4% (14.4 mha) is rainfed lowland. In Asia, 90% of fresh water has been exploited by agriculture and more than 50% is utilized to irrigate rice. More than 75% of the rice supply comes from 79 mha of irrigated land. Therefore, food security is challenged and threatened...