The Punjab government is actively promoting the Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR) method, a modern approach to rice cultivation that involves directly sowing paddy seeds into the field, bypassing the traditional method of first planting them in nurseries.
About DSR:
- Also known as the ‘tar-wattar’ technique, DSR offers several advantages including reduced water usage and labor requirements, earlier crop maturity, lower production costs, improved soil physical conditions, and decreased methane emissions.
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