Inputs, methods, distinctive practices, and selected context declared for this product. Some conditions may be relevant to nutritional composition or processing impact.
A · Inputs
Fertilisers, pesticides, water, plant material, post-harvest inputs.
Fertiliser
Urea + DAP at recommended rates · farmyard manure pre-transplant
Pesticide
Targeted application against stem borer · log maintained at FPO
Herbicide
Pre-emergent at land-prep · post-emergent not declared
Water input
Krishna river canal water · monsoon-supplemented
Seed / plant
BPT 5204 · sourced from Bapatla research station
Post-harvest input
Not declared · single-pass mill only
B · Methods
Cultivation, harvest, processing, storage, batch handling.
Cultivation
Wet-paddy method · transplant from nursery · 25-day-old seedlings
Harvest
Combine-harvested at 22 % moisture · Nov–Dec window
Drying
Sun-dried on concrete · 5–7 days to 14 % moisture endpoint
Primary process
Single-pass milling · paddy → brown rice → white rice in one mill
Storage
Jute bag storage · ambient · FPO warehouse
Batch handling
FPO-aggregated across 120 families · single-lot output
C · Distinctive & traditional practices
Traditional, heritage, or producer-specific methods.
BPT 5204 · the canonical Sona Masuri variety from Bapatla
Single-pass mill · keeps grain character
Sun-dried on concrete · traditional South Indian rice-drying practice
FPO-aggregated across 120 farming families
D · Environmental, labour & community context
Water, energy, waste, workforce, community, framework references.
Water context
Krishna canal water · monsoon-supplemented · drought-vulnerable
Energy context
Mill grid-electric · drying solar (passive)
Waste handling
Paddy husk used for boiler fuel · bran sold for cattle feed
Chemical input context
Conventional · not organic certified · IPM for stem borer
Workforce context
120 member families · FPO model · women cooperative on-site
Seasonal labour
Transplant + harvest peaks · contract pickers · count not declared
Community role
FPO formed 2018 · pooled marketing + storage
Framework reference
APEDA registered · FSSAI compliant · no organic certification
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