Boro Rice Cultivation and Productivity

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Boro rice is globally emerging a top ranking cereal in potential grain productivity and is third after wheat and maize, sharing about one third of total cereal production. It is now an important ingredient of food, feed and a large number of industrial products. It has acquired a dominant role in the farming sector and in the macro-economy of the Asian region. Boro rice has a high production potential of 7.5-8.9 tonnes/ha with the possibilities of further increase under better management. Its cultivation is increasing in all the states of east and northeastern India. The strategy for transfer of technology of new innovation of boro rice over the years has not proved to be successful because of gaps in the field application of technology. Farmers need and preferences have remained still un-explored. It needed the training programme tailored to the needs and problems of farmers to be organized to improve their agricultural productivity.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR S.K. Jha

Dr. S.K. Jha, born in a small village Kasba, District Banka, Bihar is the life member of NAGI, BAG & East West Geographer's. Dr. Jha obtained his master's degree in 1983 and Ph.D in 1993 from the T.M.B. University, Bhagalpur, Bihar. More than two dozens research papaers in different National Journal's have been published and he has also participated more than one dozen in semianr, conference, symposive etc. presently, he is a Reader in the Department of Geography, Sabour College, Sabour, T.M.B. University, Bhagalpur and is engaged in research work.

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Title
Boro Rice Cultivation and Productivity
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
9380031811
Length
x+119p., Table; Appendix; Bibliography.
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