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Promotion of SRI
Supported by
SDTT (Sir Dorabji Tata Trust,Mumbai)
Project area: Assam(8 districts)
Project period : April,2010 to March,2011
Fund allocation: Rs. 38.58 lakh
RGVN’s partner NGOs : 8 nos
The intention of the project was to render technical support and demonstration to the small and marginal farmers about SRI and thereby to attain the sustainable livelihood.
The main objective of the project was To increase the food grain production of the state, Adoption of SRI by at least 8000 farmers in 8 districts of Assam, Demonstrative effect to other farmers of the locality, Influence state agricultural policy for promoting the extension of
the SRI technique, Attract probable stakeholders for promotion of SRI,
Objective of the project
District to be covered - 8 No. of Farmers - 8000 Area coverage - 10000 Bighas
or
3311 Acres
TARGET FOR THE FY 2010-11
Selected one partner NGO in each district
Selected two master trainers in each district
Organize TOT for master trainers
Selection of farmers with the help of master trainers and NGO partners
Training and capacity building of farmers
Targeted at least 1500 farmers in each district
Collaborated with line department through district level SRI meet
STRATEGY ADOPTED
In Assam farmers cultivate -
Kharif paddy -June/July to Dec/January
Summer Paddy I & II– Nov/Dec to
April/May
Paddy seasons in Assam
Season- wise target and Achieved (2010-11)
Season Target Achieved No. of farmers
land coverage(Acres)
No. of farmers
land coverage(Acres)
KharifPaddy
2000 700 2070 766
SummerPaddy I & II
6000 2611 - -
Yield in Kharif Paddy(2010-11)
Variety used
FertilizerUsed
Previous Traditional yield per Bigha in qtls
SRI yield in qtls
Local/HYV/Hybrid
Organic & inorganic
5.70 10.17
Satisfactory collaborations from Agriculture department, KVK etc.
NABARD initiative to promote SRI in seven districts of Assam
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd, Meghalaya come forward for SRI promotion
Collaborations
NABARD RO : Rs.17.12 lakh each for
Guwahati three districts for the FY
2010-13
POWER GRID: Committed 5.69 lakh for
Corporation of one district in FY 2010-11
India Ltd.
Fund support apart from SDTT
Farmers pre-conceived mindset hinders the progress
Dependency habit of farmers towards government programmes
Farmers preference to traditional system Hardly follow up of 6 principles of SRI
OBSERVATIONS
Inadequate irrigation system Unable to access credit by small and marginal
farmers Overdependence of farmers on informal credit
mechanism Intend to cultivate through Hybrid variety of paddy
with excessive inorganic fertilizer use Not matching of extension mechanism to tentative
target and fund flow
OBSERVATIONS cont…
Future Course of Action
Year Districtscoverage
TarNo. of Farmers
GetArea in Acres
2011-12 10 12000
4967
2012-13 13 15000 6623
Programme findings
The key findings of the projects are as follows –
SRI could be a right option for the farmers to increase their production in food grain.
Methods of irrigation are to be improved. There is plenty of water in Assam but management of the available water resource is to be done properly specially in Sali crop.
SRI is better in Boro and early Ahu provided by irrigation facilities, because though we have sufficient rain water we cannot manage it when and where needed in Sali season.
Farmers need some sort of support in terms of bio fertilizer, bio pesticides & their appliances etc.
Photographs
Informal awareness meeting
District level meet at Chhaygaon,Assam
Seedling raising on GI sheet
Seedling raising on bamboo mate
Seedbed carrying by push cart
Seedling raising on banana leaf
Seedling raising on bamboo sieve
Seedling raising on beetle nut leaf
Watering nursery bed
Seed raising on wooden frame
Simple weeder modified by farmers
Raised seed bed preparation
Marking by locally made marker
Single seedling transplanting
First weeding in the SRI field
Locally made weeder by farmer
Farmers weeding by walking in the field
Locally made weeder by farmer
Summer Paddy (2010-11)
Summer paddy 2010-11
Field monitoring
SRI field
Counting the no. of tillers
Kharif Paddy SRI at Darrang District of Assam
Biological control of SRI field
Thank you..