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Outline the steps followed in cultivation of paddy rice in Mwea.

      

Outline the steps followed in cultivation of paddy rice in Mwea.

  

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Maurice
(i) Rice seeds are planted in nursery beds

(ii) Plots with bunks/ridges are prepared. The canals from the main canal lead water into the plots

(iii) The paddy fields are flooded to a depth of 10cm

(iv) Tractors hired from National Irrigation Board (NIB) are used for ploughing

(v) Seedlings 15cm long are transported into the flooded fields

(vi) The fielded seedlings are cultivated and weeded as the rice continues to grow

(vii) The fields are then drained to allow the rice to ripen up

(viii) When the rice is ripe, it is then harvested
maurice.mutuku answered the question on August 15, 2019 at 05:52


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