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Major farming challenges |
Weeding Access to fertilizer Mechanization for land preparation Market access |
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Improved cultivation practices |
Planting legumes (cowpea and Goussi) before rice (reducing fertilizer use up to 25%) Rat poison using cassava (local practice) Use of improved varieties (IR 841, NERICA, etc.) Early sale of rice in paddy Fertilizer application (300 kg of NPK at 15 days after sowing and 100 kg of urea at 30 days after sowing) can increase yield by 50% to 100% |
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First GAP basket introduction in agronomy task force |
Upland NERICA for uplands, or NERICA-L14 or NERICA-L20 for hydromorphic soils Sowing density (25 x 25 cm) Weed control using ring hoe 200 kg/ha NPK (14-23-14) at land preparation or latest 21 DAS, and 75 kg/ha of urea at panicle initiation |