Policy Brief 8: Speeding dramatic change in rice fallows: low-input pulses where nothing grew before.

• From: Department for International Development
• Published: 1 January 2007

• Document Type: Briefing
• Theme: Agriculture

Abstract

In the post-rainy rabi season, rice fields in South Asia often lie fallow and bare. It is suggested that fast-growing pulse crops can be grown profitable in this season, and ways in which policy-makers can facilitate this are noted.

Citation

RIU Policy Brief 8, Aylesford, UK: Natural Resources International, 2 pp.

Links

Policy Brief 8: Speeding dramatic change in rice fallows: low-input pulses where nothing grew before.

Published 1 January 2007