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Using the principles of SSNM, IRRI developed the Rice Crop Manager (RCM), an application that provides farmers with crop management recommendations tailored to their fields and rice- growing conditions through the internet and text messages.

Many historians believe that rice was grown as far back as 5000 years BC. Archaeologists excavating in India discovered rice which could be dated to 4530BC. However, the first recorded mention originates from China in 2800 BC.

Rice Crop Manager aims to sustain the productivity of rice-based cropping systems and increase the net income of farmers in Odisha, India. It achieves this by providing irrigated and rainfed rice farmers with a crop and nutrient management guidelines customized to the needs of the individual farmer.

Rice Crop Manager aims to sustain the productivity of rice-based cropping systems and increase the net income of farmers in Odisha, India. It achieves this by providing irrigated and rainfed rice farmers with a crop and nutrient management guidelines customized to the needs of the individual farmer.

It is a collaborative project developed by DA and IRRI that was previously transferred and managed by DA-PhilRice. It is a web-based comprehensive decision-making tool to support increasing the yield and income of rice farmers to sustain the rice sufficiency of the country.

What countries are major producers of rice? More than 90 percent of the world's rice is grown in Asia, principally in China, India, Indonesia, and desh, with smaller amounts grown in Japan, Pakistan, and various countries of Southeast Asia.