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Bao Dhan of Assam:Organically Grown Indigenous Rice Slated to Increase Farmer’s Income


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1 ICAR-National Research Centre of Plant Biotechnology, LBS Centre, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012, India
2 Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat 785 013, India
3 Regional Agriculture Research Station, Assam Agricultural University, North Lakhimpur 787 051, India
 

India, including Assam, has diverse geographical regions with varied climatic conditions for rice cultivation. Thousands of hectares of land is subjected to flood every year which results in poor economic returns to the farming community. Although deep-water rice (DWR) is grown in many states of India in limited areas, the main area of DWR cultivation is the Brahmaputra valley of Assam. Although rice plays a pivotal role in the socio-cultural life of the people of Assam, DWR is God’s gift to Assam, which provides food and nutrition to 30 million people in a condition where other crops cannot be cultivated due to yearround stagnation of water. The state is severely affected by floods almost every year during rainy season due to overflow of the Brahmaputra basin causing enormous damage to crops, livestock, land and properties. However, DWR rice is naturally grown in such areas, giving some economic relief to the flood-prone poor farmers.
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Authors

Megha Rohilla
ICAR-National Research Centre of Plant Biotechnology, LBS Centre, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012, India
Priyanka Roy
Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat 785 013, India
Dhiren Chowdhury
Regional Agriculture Research Station, Assam Agricultural University, North Lakhimpur 787 051, India
Kishore Kumar Sharma
Regional Agriculture Research Station, Assam Agricultural University, North Lakhimpur 787 051, India
Prabal Saikia
Regional Agriculture Research Station, Assam Agricultural University, North Lakhimpur 787 051, India
Priyabrata Sen
Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat 785 013, India
Nagendra Kumar Singh
ICAR-National Research Centre of Plant Biotechnology, LBS Centre, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012, India
Tapan Kumar Mondal
ICAR-National Research Centre of Plant Biotechnology, LBS Centre, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012, India

Abstract


India, including Assam, has diverse geographical regions with varied climatic conditions for rice cultivation. Thousands of hectares of land is subjected to flood every year which results in poor economic returns to the farming community. Although deep-water rice (DWR) is grown in many states of India in limited areas, the main area of DWR cultivation is the Brahmaputra valley of Assam. Although rice plays a pivotal role in the socio-cultural life of the people of Assam, DWR is God’s gift to Assam, which provides food and nutrition to 30 million people in a condition where other crops cannot be cultivated due to yearround stagnation of water. The state is severely affected by floods almost every year during rainy season due to overflow of the Brahmaputra basin causing enormous damage to crops, livestock, land and properties. However, DWR rice is naturally grown in such areas, giving some economic relief to the flood-prone poor farmers.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv116%2Fi5%2F706-708