This standard specifies guidelines for the cultivation of paddy.  It specifies guidelines for land preparation, seed selection and preparation, sowing, pest and disease management, water management, fertilizer application, harvesting, packaging and transport. It does not include guidelines for storage, marketing and no tillage paddy or upland/dryland rice cultivation.

• Year of Declaration: 2005
• Reference:
• Number of Pages: 26
• Code: GCP 23
• Version:
• ICS Number: 65.020.20