Rice Agroecology Field Study

Two systems, several measures, honest comparison.

Yield, input cost, labour, biodiversity and water use. Conventional usually wins on yield and labour. Agroecological usually wins on inputs and biodiversity. Neither result should be hidden.

The page has the study design, measurement protocols, a comparison table and an analysis frame. It also requires a statement of what the study could not measure, which includes soil change over decades and household risk, both of which matter enormously and neither of which fits inside a school term.