High-performance rice farming: from plot to harvest

Learning objectives

• Choose varieties and certified seed suited to your area
• Prepare the soil and transplant or sow following good practice
• Manage water and fertilization responsibly
• Reduce losses at harvest and threshing

Programme

1. 01

   Variety choice and seed

   Suitable varieties, certified seed, nursery.

2. 02

   Land preparation and planting

   Levelling, puddling, transplanting or direct seeding.

3. 03

   Water management

   Water depth control, drainage, water saving.

4. 04

   Fertilization and crop protection

   Rates and split application, integrated pest and weed management.

5. 05

   Harvest and threshing

   Optimal harvest timing, drying, limiting losses.