Based on hard real life experience, the women of Maria village have devised some very effective techniques for seed preservation. The video describes the importance of storing seed in airtight containers, using insecticidal plants and other clever practices that Bangladeshi women apply to preserve rice seeds.
Tags: Rice Seed Preservation
Farmers face great difficulties with drying their seeds because seed absorbs moisture from the soil. As a result, seed quality deteriorates, and no-one can expect good yields by using poor quality seed. In this video you can see how farmers of Maria village in Bangladesh solved this problem by themselves. Now they are no longer worried about drying seed, even during the rainy season.
When the farmers take out their seed from storage and open the lid of the container, they may find flying insects. To confirm if the seed has been attacked, the farmer takes a sample of seed in his hand and on close observation may find holes in the seed. Insects eat the endosperm -the inside of the seed- so these seeds become light and easily float on the water. This video presents the technique of seed flotation before sowing seed.
There are many problems with poor quality seed, and spotted and discolored seed are some of the major ones. Spotted seeds cannot be removed by winnowing or seed floatation. They can only be removed by manual sorting. By watching this video you will learn how to clean seed as one of the interventions to produce and use healthy seed. This video shows the importance of sorting seeds and explains the difference between spotted seeds and discolored seeds.
This video describes how land preparation and water management affect crop establishment, weed management and rice yields. And why does a field need to be perfectly levelled to have optimal effect of fertilizers? Farmers in Burkina Faso explain why collaboration and proper planning is important.
Tags: Rice Land Preparation
