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Rice is one of the most important food grains of India in terms of area, production and consumer preference. India produced about 105 MMT of rice in 2015-16 accounting for 23% of global production, becoming the largest producer in the world after China. Rice-wheat cropping system is a widely practised cropping system in India covering about 9.5 m ha. Wheat is sown immediately after rice and there is little time available between harvesting of rice and planting of wheat which compelled farmers to adopt mechanized harvesting of rice.
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