Land preparations of the fields have been completed. This cycle, we planned to sow over 1,500 ha with rice. Rice cropping requires adequate land preparation. Operations include land clearing, weeding, pre-irrigation, plowing and levelling.

The main objective of land preparation is to create a favourable environment for the rice plants to germinate and grow. Adequate land preparation will help to:

1/ improve soil structure (better ventilation, permeability, and loosening of the root zone) to make root penetration easier, and field topography in order to facilitate irrigation and drainage,

2/ distribute weeds and crop residues evenly over the field and incorporate them into the soil,

3/ obtain good recovery of fertilizer nutrients, and control weeds.

We are also testing new rock protections inside the main drainage. Those protections were built during the maintenance period of the season. Seeds are waiting to be sowed.