(3)  The cropping system mainly involves different types of paddy land, which are locally classified into three types: ek khundu bhui (single paddy cropped land), di khundu bhui (double paddy cropped land) and tin khundu bhui (triple paddy cropped land).
           The rice can be grown in three seasons: T-Aus (the summer season from June to September), T-Aman (the rainy season from July to December), and Boro season (the winter season from December to June). The fallow season (T-Aus) - Rice (T-Aman) - Rice (Boro) is the predominant pattern, accounting for 52 percent of existing cropping patterns in the village. Most rice varieties planted in T-Aman are improved rice (BR-11, BR-22, China IRRI, Sonali Pijam, Chini IRRI, Biplob and Apon IRRI), while a combination of improved and local rice (Binni, Rangamoni, Binni 1, 2, and Nadengaporu) is commonly grown in the Boro season.
          Paddy land is significant not only for the provision of food but also for other economic activities in the household. Most of the population, though, consists of relatively small-scale farmers; 90 percent of total households in the village have between 1-3 ha of paddy land.
          Most crops are grown under rainfed conditions due to a lack of irrigation facilities, linked, in turn, to the scarcity of land. This is one reason why most households have to depend upon non-farming activities in order to maintain their standard of living at a subsistence level.