As part of the KOPIA Paraguay Center rice pilot villages project, conducted from July 1, 2021, to the end of June 2024, this study examined the average yield and value of paddy rice harvested between January and April 2023 in five local rice pilot villages in Paraguay: Santa Rosa, Eusebio Ayala, Coronel Bogado, Santa Maria, and Yaguaron. The CEA-5K-PUNTA variety was planted in late August 2022 and subsequently harvested from January to April 2023. The farmers in the pilot villages received information on common pests, diseases, and weeds, including instructions on timing and the number of applications required for their control. They also received technical guidance on water management and weeding methods. The study found that the average yield per hectare in the pilot villages for the CEA-5K PUNTA variety in the 2022/2023 growing season was 794.50 kg/10a, compared to 477.17 kg/10a for the conventional variety IRGA 424 in the 2019/2020 season, which preceded the project. This indicates a 66.5% increase in yield per hectare for the pilot village farmers compared to the pre-project period (2020/2021). The analysis of paddy rice production value in the pilot villages, using the Difference in Differences method, revealed a 65.1% increase. Moreover, a financial analysis was conducted based on the addition of agricultural inputs to the paddy fields during the period from the end of August 2022 to January-April 2023. The analysis showed that the total cost was US$597.25 per hectare, while the gross income was US$1,685.3 per hectare. As a result, the net profit per hectare amounted to US$1,088.05.

INTRODUCTION
MATERIALS AND METHODS
    Sowing and harvest.
    Places of rice cultivation.
    Calculation of productivity and value of production.
    Fertilizer.
    Agricultural chemicals.
    Others.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
적 요
REFERENCES

• Yessica Fischer(KOPIA Paraguay Center, Centro De Investigación Hernando Bertoni – Instituto Paraguayo de Tecnología Agraria (IPTA) Caacupé, Ruta 02 Km. 48.5, Caacupé)
• Hugo Chaparro(Campo Experimental de Arroz – Instituto Paraguayo de Tecnología Agraria (IPTA) Eusebio Ayala, Compañía Punta, Eusebio Ayala)
• Silvina Chaparro(KOPIA Paraguay Center, Centro De Investigación Hernando Bertoni – Instituto Paraguayo de Tecnología Agraria (IPTA) Caacupé, Ruta 02 Km. 48.5, Caacupé)
• Betania Fernandez(KOPIA Paraguay Center, Centro De Investigación Hernando Bertoni – Instituto Paraguayo de Tecnología Agraria (IPTA) Caacupé, Ruta 02 Km. 48.5, Caacupé)
• Bong Nam Chung(KOPIA Paraguay Center, Centro De Investigación Hernando Bertoni – Instituto Paraguayo de Tecnología Agraria (IPTA) Caacupé, Ruta 02 Km. 48.5, Caacupé) | 정봉남 (KOPIA 파라과이 센터, Centro De Investigación Hernando Bertoni – Instituto Paraguayo de Tecnología Agraria (IPTA) Caacupé, Ruta 02 Km. 48.5, Caacupé) Corresponding author