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Impact of cropping system diversification on productivity and resource-use efficiencies of smallholder farmers in south-central Bangladesh

The government of Bangladesh has supported land-use intensification, with an initial focus on rice which now covers 78% of total arable land. While this helped Bangladesh achieve self-sufficiency in rice production, policymakers have long understood the negative effects of rice-based systems on water consumption,...

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Modification of nutrient requirements for a four crop-based cropping system to increase system productivity, maintain soil fertility, and achieve sustainable intensification

In Bangladesh, in terms of food security for the increasing population and the transformation of agrifood systems, the dominant double-cropping based pattern...

Restoration of rice ecosystem services: Ecological engineering for pest management incentives and practices in the Mekong Delta Region of Vietnam

In southern Vietnam, government support has facilitated the adoption of ecological engineering for pest management by thousands of rice farmers. Despite...

TAR VATTAR DSR: An eco-friendly weed-control and water-conservation technology for direct-seeded rice

Compared to the high cost of labor and inputs for the transplanted rice cropping system, the improved TAR VATTAR DSR technology saves farmers them about...

Conservation agriculture for rice-based intensive cropping by smallholders in the Eastern Gangetic Plain

In a recent review paper on the practice of conservation agriculture (i.e., minimum mechanical soil disturbance, organic soil cover, and crop species diversification)...

Integrated weed management in dry-seeded basmati rice in Pakistan

Because of the simultaneous emergence of weeds and rice in direct-seeded rice (DSR), weeds are more problematic in DSR than in transplanted rice systems....

Narrowing maize yield gaps in the rainfed plateau region of Odisha

The low average maize yield in the state of Odisha is associated with nutrient-depleted lateritic soils, high monsoon rainfall variability coupled with...

Precision land leveling for sustainable rice production: Case studies in Cambodia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, and India

Laser land leveling strongly complements sustainable rice production practices as it can help increase water, seed, and fertilizer use efficiency by at...

Weed management in dry direct-seeded rice: A review on challenges and opportunities for sustainable rice production

Dry direct-seeded rice (DDSR) offers several advantages: rapid planting, easy mechanization, less labor and water requirement, and early maturity with...

Compatibility of insecticides with rice resistance to planthoppers as influenced by timing and frequency of applications

Planthopper outbreaks are associated with insecticide use and researchers have looked for alternative methods to manage these pests. Because of the vagaries...

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