Project to save water in rice cultivation

Punjab Geography and Environment

Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) Ludhiana, and the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) have initiated a collaborative project to promote ‘Direct Seeded Rice (DSR)’ technology in the state.
The two-year NABARD-sponsored project focuses on capacity building of farmers on ‘DSR’ technique through trainings and demonstrations in fields across 12 districts. The aim of the project is to upscale the shift towards water-saving techniques for conserving natural resources.
MS Bhullar, head, Department of Agronomy, PAU, Ludhiana, said under the project, six training webinars on ‘DSR’ were conducted, in which more than 300 farmers participated.
Farmers demonstrated the technique on more than 200 acres in six districts in the current season.