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New rice growing manual
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New rice growing manual
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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| Description |
The International Rice Research Institute has produced a book entitled 'A Farmer's Primer on Growing Rice. The author is Dr. Benito S. Vergara. Twenty-five editions of this rice-growing manual have been published in 22 languages in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Editions in at least 14 other languages are in preparation. The 'Primer' may be the most widely-translated agricultural text in existence The author, a plant physiologist from IRRI, conceived the 'Primer' when he became aware of the lack of simple yet reliable written information to explain clearly the 'why' and 'how' of good rice-growing practices. Vergara felt that farmers and rice production specialists needed a better understanding of the reasons for recommended practices such as seed incubation or proper depth of transplanting. Vergara relied on illustrations with as few words as possible to convey the rice cultural messages. This not only makes the key messages easier to understand, but it also makes translation easier. IRRI provides sets of the illustrations, with the English text blocked off, to Third World agricultural agencies and publishers that want to publish local editions. IRRI does not ask for royalties or fees for translations of its books in the Third World. Address for Europe. IRRI Josef Margraft Oberwiesenstrasse 32 7000 Stuttgart 75. Germany FRJ book 'A Farmer's Primer on Growing Rice / Dr. Benito S. Vergara. International Rice Research Institute |
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2014-10-02T13:13:05Z
2014-10-02T13:13:05Z 1986 |
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News Item
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CTA. 1986. New rice growing manual. Spore 1. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
1011-0054 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/44436 |
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en
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Spore, Spore 1
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CTA
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Spore
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