Perennial Rice - Sustainable rice production system
Two serious problems in rice production should be solved, not only in China, but also all over the world. First, environmental problems need to be addressed, such as soil erosion caused by annual rice production systems, especially upland rice production, although yields are high. Second, with economic development, labour shortages in rural regions are becoming increasingly severe. To solve these issues, the idea of developing and using a perennial rice production system was proposed in 1989.
Year: 2018
Country/ies: China
Geographical coverage: Asia and the Pacific
Full text available at: http://www.fao.org/3/BU700EN/bu700en.pdf
Content language: English
Author: Shilai Zhang
, liyu Huang, Guangfu Huang, Jing Zhang, Yi Zhang, Fengyi Hu
Type: Innovation
Organization: Yunnan University