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Save and Grow Farming Systems Fact Sheet - 2/11

Year of publication 2016

Pages 2p.

Author Graeme Thomas

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

ISBN No ISBN

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The second fact sheet in the Save and Grow series presents the key points of the System of Rice Intensification in which rice is grown in moist, aerated soil. The system out-yields traditional flooded-rice production, while reducing the use of water, seed, fertilizer and pesticide. It increases production yields, emphasizes soil health, decreases methane emissions.

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