direct-seeded rice

An everyday superwoman modernizes agriculture in her village and beyond

An everyday superwoman modernizes agriculture in her village and beyond

January 23, 2024

by Bidhan K. Mohapatra, Prakashan C. Veettil, Ashok Kumar, and Virender Kumar Chandrika Patra’s life story is...

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Mechanized seeding helps Odisha farmer do away with fallows and increase the productivity of his rice-based cropping system

Mechanized seeding helps Odisha farmer do away with fallows and increase the productivity of his rice-based cropping system

January 9, 2024

by Bidhan K. Mohapatra, Ashok Kumar, Wasim Iftikar, and N.C. Banik Bikram Keshari Parida volunteered to conduct...

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A blueprint for women’s empowerment and women-led agricultural transformation

A blueprint for women’s empowerment and women-led agricultural transformation

December 6, 2023

by Mosharaf Hossain, Dillip Kumar Rout, Subhasmita Mohapatra, and Swati Nayak Access to quality seeds by smallholder...

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Malho Marndi: A changemaker and a rising hope for mechanized direct-seeded rice in Odisha

Malho Marndi: A changemaker and a rising hope for mechanized direct-seeded rice in Odisha

April 5, 2023

by Sugandha Munshi, Wasim Iftikar, Virender Kumar, and Ashok Kumar Malho Marndi proudly recounts her journey as...

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How improved cultivation and groundnut variety helped a farmer build his future from the ground up  

How improved cultivation and groundnut variety helped a farmer build his future from the ground up  

January 9, 2023

Shri Ganesh Kandi has not cultivated the groundnut on his farm in the past 10 years because...

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

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

August 5, 2022 2

Compared to the high cost of labor and inputs for the transplanted rice cropping system, the improved...

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Seed priming with potassium nitrate and gibberellic acid enhances the performance of dry direct-seeded rice in northwest India

Seed priming with potassium nitrate and gibberellic acid enhances the performance of dry direct-seeded rice in northwest India

January 4, 2022

Dry direct-seeded rice (DSR) has emerged as a socio-economically viable and environmentally promising alternative to puddled transplanting...

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