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According to this quote: > Perennial cultivars are strongly preferred by farmers; growing them saves 58.1% of labour and 49.2% of input costs in each regrowth
by hosh 4y ago
According to this quote:
> Perennial cultivars are strongly preferred by farmers; growing them saves 58.1% of labour and 49.2% of input costs in each regrowth cycle. In 2021, perennial rice was grown on 15,333 ha by 44,752 smallholder farmers in southern China.
Seems like it makes sense to them. The increased labor in harvest is probably offset by the decrease in labor for planting.
- thaumasiotes 4y ago>> In 2021, perennial rice was grown on 15,333 ha by 44,752 smallholder farmers in southern China. > Seems like it makes sense to them. ...that's not the conclusion I would have drawn. 45,000 farmers and 60 square miles are both pitifully small numbers.
- Pigalowda 4y agoIn 2022, the acreage of rice plantations in China amounted to around 29.45 million hectares. You are right.
- hosh 4y agoThey may be. But consider that this is still early days. _Where_ these land are also matter. If they are on marginal lands that are difficult to cultivate, it makes a difference there. They specifically talked about smallholders rather than commercial agriculture. Although the absolute numbers it smallholders are small, it would be interesting to see what proportion of the smallholders have adopted this. Note that, although I am commenting on the big thread started by someone claiming that it would help sequester carbon, I personally don’t consider that the main benefit.