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 Irrigated Rice Research Consortium
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About Labor Productivity workgroupWeed species are recurring causes of yield loss in all rice ecosystems in the tropics. Development and promotion of a range of sustainable weed management options has the potential to contribute to twin objectives of increased rice yield and improved labor productivity—central to the livelihoods of predominantly resource-poor rice farmers who derive much of their income from rice sales. However, weed management is not only about removing weeds from a crop in a single season; it is also about ensuring that the methods used are sustainable and protect yields in the long term and are environmentally sound. Ecological methods are essential in developing integrated weed management practices that harness both indirect (e.g., weed suppressive cultivars) and direct (e.g., herbicides, manual weeding) methods of weed control. Click here to view the brochure on Solving labor shortages and improving returns featuring promising crop and management technologies of the Labor Productivity Work Group, evidence of impact, current research, and future thrusts.
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About Weeds
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