Digital Precision Agriculture Tool Helps Nepalese Rice Farmers Breakthrough Yield Barriers
E-Mail IMAGE: Location of Nutrient Expert-Rice trial sites in the Terai and mid-hills regions of Nepal. view more Credit: © Amgain Lal Prasad Rice farmers in Nepal are chronically falling short of their potential productivity. Poor rice yields are persistent across the Terai--a lowland region lying south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas that extends through southern Nepal into northern India--and existing decision support systems are failing to provide the precision required. To date, farmers in the area have lacked the knowledge and support they need to properly plan nu...
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