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Mechanization and Postharvest Management to Support Sustainable and Low Carbon Rice Production

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Title Mechanization and Postharvest Management to Support Sustainable and Low Carbon Rice Production
Technical guide
 
Creator Nguyen Van Hung
Nguyen Thanh Nghi
Nguyen Van Hieu
Tran Thi Cam Nhung
Balingbing, Carlito
Sandro, Joseph
Gummert, Martin
Kumar, Virender
 
Subject climate change
food systems
deltas
climate change mitigation
food security
agriculture
plant establishment
mechanical method
sustainable production
 
Description Rice production in Asia and Africa has faced labor shortages and climate change issues such as unanticipated droughts and
floods, causing unstable yields and a high risk of crop losses. In addition, low farming efficiency, high carbon footprint,
and high postharvest losses are the major constraints in rice production. Low farming efficiency (high energy and
labor cost and agronomic input use) is mainly caused by poor land consolidation, lack of precision land leveling, crop
establishment, and crop care. These inefficient practices and poor water and rice straw management cause a high
carbon footprint. Furthermore, poor harvest and postharvest management also cause high postharvest losses (more than
10%) and significantly contribute to rice carbon footprint. This document introduces several mechanization and postharvest
solutions to address the said challenges and problems, which have been developed by IRRI and country partners.
 
Date 2023-03
2023-12-05T06:38:31Z
2023-12-05T06:38:31Z
 
Type Working Paper
 
Identifier Nguyen V.H., Nguyen T.N., Nguyen V.H., Tran TCN, Balingbing, C., Sandro, J., Gummert, M., Kumar, V. 2023. Mechanization and Postharvest Management to Support Sustainable and Low Carbon Rice Production. Hanoi, Vietnam: International Rice Research Institute.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/135010
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-ND-4.0
Open Access
 
Format application/pdf