An Analysis of the Labor-Intensive Continuous Rice Production System at IRRI

摘要

A thrice-weekly rice planting and harvesting system on 250 sq m plot is evaluated. The system is compared with conventional production systems in the Philippines and elsewhere in terms of production, land use, labor use, labor distribution, water requirement, capital use, and economics of the system. The continuous rice production system (rice garden) efficiently utilizes about twice as much as labor, uses land fully throughout the year, and produces three times the output of conventional two-crop rice production systems.