The study was conducted to evaluate the impact of direct rice-sowing technology on rice farmers’ earnings during Kharif season of 2017. The adoption of direct seeded rice has resulted in reduction in cost of cultivation by Rs. 11, 580.00 per hectare. The study revealed that the farmers could save on various inputs like fuel, irrigation, human and machine labour, but had to spend more on herbicides in direct seeded rice. This may be mainly because of the severe weed problem associated with DSR. From the results of the above study, it can be concluded that DSR is economically viable and highly profitable in comparison with the transplanting method.
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