WateRice project demonstrated laser guided land leveling technology to Iloilo farmers
Thursday, 2018/06/07 | 08:04:56
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Figure: LASER Guided Land Leveling Technology Workshop IRRI News Wednesday, June 6, 2018
IRRI works with national partners to promote technologies that maximize water-use efficiency and to reduce rice’s ecological footprint through the Water-efficient and risk mitigation technologies for enhancing rice production in irrigated and rainfed environments (WateRice) Project. In cooperation with the Western Visayas Integrated Agricultural Research Center (WESVIARC), WateRice Project conducted a demonstration of laser-guided land leveling to farmers of Iloilo, Philippines.
Mr. Valentin Sorilla, a WateRice farmer cooperator, said “after having my field leveled through laser-guided technology, I can say for certain that this is a good help to farmers”. Dr. Sudhir Yadav, WateRice Project leader, also added that laser leveling will be beneficial in Iloilo where almost 90% practice direct seeding method. Laser-guided leveling is also beneficial in irrigated environments.
Presently in the Philippines, regional offices of the Department of Agriculture (DA) are offering laser-guided leveling services.In other countries, this technology is made available to smallholder farmers through the private sector service providers.
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