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Early maturing varieties of rice to be used for Straw Management

The cultivation of Short Duration Varieties (SDVs) provide extended window between Kharif harvesting of paddy and wheat sowing for Rabi, thereby giving sufficient time to the rice farmers for in-situ management and removal of excess paddy straw. The varietal trait for height is inherent in self-pollinated crop like paddy. The dwarf varieties have less production of straw as compared to the tall varieties.

Indian Council of Agricultural Research(ICAR) and State Agriculture Universities (SAUs) have developed high-yielding short duration Basmati rice varieties including Pusa Basmati 1509 (115 days), Pusa Basmati 1692 (115 days) and Pusa Basmati 1847 (125 days) and non-basmati category, aromatic rice varieties PR 126 (120-125 days), Pusa Sugandh 5 (125 days) and Pusa 1612 (120 days).These early maturing varieties mature about 20-25 days in advance which enable farmers for straw management and preparation of the fields for wheat sowing.

The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is implementing National Food Security Mission (NFSM) to increase the production and productivity of food-grain crops including rice. The various interventions such as cluster demonstrations on direct seeded rice, line transplanting, stress-tolerant varieties etc., distribution of quality seeds of high-yielding varieties including Short Duration Varieties & hybrids, micro-nutrients, soil ameliorants, plant protection chemicals, farm equipments and machinery are implemented to increase rice production and productivity.

This information was given by the Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare in a written reply in Rajya Sabha. 

Early maturing varieties of rice to be

Agrotech, Company News, India, Machinery – Post-harvesting, Sustainability

The initiative has now been operational in 11 locations and helped save 14,000 tons of crop residue from burning and reduction of approximately 22,000 tons of Carbon emissions.

CNH Industrial, a global leader in agriculture and construction equipment, celebrates five years of its “Prevention of Crop Stubble Burning/Straw Management” initiative in India. Thanks to this project Kallar Majri in Punjab has been near smoke-free for five years.

CNH Industrial congratulated the village’s farmers for opting for a sustainable solution – baling instead of burning crop stubble. Following the project’s success, this initiative has been introduced to 10 additional locations in Haryana, Maharashtra, Uttrakhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.  It has raised farmers’ awareness of the benefits of baling versus burning, with more villages adopting this environment-friendly solution. Cumulatively, from 2017 – 2021, this initiative has saved approximately 14,000 tons of paddy straw from being burnt, reducing CO2 emissions by estimated 22,000 tons.

Raunak Varma, Managing Director and Country Head, CNH Industrial, India and SAARC said, “It’s a source of pride for us at CNH Industrial to celebrate this milestone at Kallar Majri. I am thankful to all our partners and the village’s farmers for being a strong pillar of support. As a responsible organization, sustainability is one of the key drivers of our company’s purpose, together with innovation and productivity. It continues to drive the decisions we make to create value for our customers, stakeholders, and our business.”

“As a global sustainability leader, we believe in creating ecological solutions for our planet. This initiative offers us a platform to support our farmers and help in improving the environment for the communities in which we operate”, he added.

The initiative has now been operational in