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New farm practice for rice crop : A Lok Sabha response
Posted on 31 Mar, 2010 10:48 AM
Goverment of India
Ministry of Agriculture
Lok Sabha
Unstarred Question No 2961
Answered On 16.03.2010
New Farm Practice for Rice Crops 2961 .
J. Shantha
Will the Minister of Agriculture be pleased to state:-
- Whether a new farm practice has been developed in Karnataka to increase the productivity of land, water and other farm inputs in the cultivation of rice crops;
- If so, the details thereof;
- Whether this practice has incorporated some innovative features over the conventional method of flooded rice cultivation;
- If so, the details thereof;
- Whether the existing problems like water scarcity high energy usage and environmental degradation would adequately be taken care of and crop yield increased substantially by this new farming practice; and
- If so, the details thereof?