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Adoption Pattern of Direct-Seeded Rice Systems in Three South Asian Countries during COVID-19 and Thereafter
- Source :
- Crops, Vol 4, Iss 3, Pp 324-332 (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2024.
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Abstract
- COVID-19 has caused a deep economic impact on the lives of small and marginal farmers due to travel restrictions, market closures, and social distancing requirements. Due to COVID-induced labor scarcity and water shortage in India, direct-seeded rice (DSR) has emerged as a viable alternative to puddled transplanted rice (PTR). However, there was plenty of labor available in Pakistan and Bangladesh for rice cultivation during COVID-19 times. Therefore, both countries did not observe the shift from PTR to DSR. The cost of inputs, such as seed, fertilizer, pesticide, and fuel, was high due to a supply–demand conflict during the COVID-19 pandemic in three countries. Farmers faced weed problems and physical and/or economical non-availability of suitable machinery for DSR cultivation during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the later years of 2022 and 2023 (post-COVID), the area under DSR decreased by 88% in India, while it remained stagnant in Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 26737655
- Volume :
- 4
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Crops
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.69cd3952cf854eafb6b20096eeb1ddcb
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/crops4030023