PAIRA CROPPING SYSTEM
Paira Cropping system is a unique cropping system which has lost its relevance in the recent times due to Climate Change.
WHAT IS PAIRA CROPPING SYSTEM?
It is a relay cropping method in which Pulses & Rices are grown. Just before the cultivation of rice, pulses are sown. The pulses benefit from the soil moisture present due to rice cultivation.
WHAT IS RELAY CROPPING?
It is a cropping method where one crop is seeded along with a standing crop.
WHERE IS PAIRA PRACTICED?
Eastern UP, Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal & Chhattisgarh.
ADVANTAGES OF PAIRA CULTIVATION
- The use of fertilizer & irrigation can be reduced.
- Experimental evidence shows that Paira cropping increases the crop yield.
- It is considered an efficient way of utilizing resources for sustainable crop intensification & land utilization.
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