Rice transplanting is very labor intensive. Mechanized rice transplanting is now possible, but is considered costly and inefficient in the Tai Lake Region, though this may be changing. Transplanted paddy rice generally has much higher yields than direct seeded rice, but this may change as direct seeding technologies are improved. Methods for dry cropping rice transplants may further increase irrigation efficiency in rice transplanting systems. Rice transplanting facilitates double and triple cropping of winter crops with rice, matching cropping patterns to climate limitations .
Rice transplanting facilitates crop rotation .
Rice transplanting increases efficiency in managing land across the farm.