Therefore, eonservation agriculture together with best management practices (BMP) used in other parts of the IGP offer potential to be extended to the EIGP. In light of these facts, the present study was undertaken with the aim of evaluating the effect of alternative rice establishment methods on soil physical properties and productivity of the rice-wheat cropping system in rainfed, drought-prone environments.
Cereal production systems in the EIGP arc traditional, with low yield and low farm income, and they have largely missed out on the benefits of the Green Revolution.