We are currently in the sowing peak and so far, 540 ha have been sowed in very good conditions. We are going to restart to sow by end of September as our objective is to sow in 3 stages the full surface we allocate to paddy rice production this season. This way we can have a harvest in stage and reduce our operating risks (weather issues and irrigation restrictions) while we will have a better control of the plots as they are not going to be all in the same stage at the same moment.

Below you can see the treatment of seeds with insecticides and fungicides applied before being sowed.

For the 1st plots already sowed, herbicides and nitrogen are going to be applied soon. Nitrogen is the most important nutrient for rice productivity as it encourages the vegetative growth of paddy. the seeds are already emerging as you can see.