Fieldwork in An Giang, Vietnam
I have spent about a month in Vietnam studying the present situation of rice cultivation, a sector that has immense importance in the economy of Vietnam.
Comparative Study of Rice Cultivation in Thrissur District and the Mekong River Delta
The Foundation for Agrarian Studies (FAS) is happy to announce a fieldwork grant for a new comparative study on rice cultivation in the kole cultivation areas of Kerala and rice cultivation in An Giang Province in the Mekong Delta in Viet Nam.
Rice Cultivation in Kole Wetlands of Kerala
Rice cultivation has declined in Kerala for the last four decades. The gross cropped area of rice in Kerala shrunk from around 9 lakh hectares in 1974-75 to less than 2 lakh hectares in 2015-16. There is, however, a traditional rice-growing region where rice cultivation continues, and is characterised by rising levels of productivity.
Electricity Tariffs and Boro Rice Cultivation in West Bengal
Groundwater is a major source of irrigation in West Bengal, with about 65 per cent of irrigated area under tube well irrigation. Under the present government, there has been a rapid hike in power tariffs for agriculture and it has affected the cultivation of summer crops in the State, particularly the cultivation of water-intensive boro (summer) paddy.