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Promoting SRI in the state of Assam

SRI Partners’ Meet, RanchiDated: 27th , 28th February & 1st March 2013

Mr. Amiya Kumar Das

Areas we are working at

Goalpara

Kamrup

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Objectives

1. To build awareness among the farmers to adopt SRI principles for paddy;2. To multiply yield which in turn would lead to enhance income for the small and marginal farmers3. To provide firsthand knowledge about SRI4. To improve Socio-economic status of small and marginal farmers5. To build awareness of farmers to adopt the same technique in cultivating other crops. 6. To mobilize and influence the government institutions to join hands.

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Assam MeghalayaDistrict 2 1

Block 10 1

Village 41 5

Farmers 2401 41

Farmers Group 53 7

Average area under SRI (Acr./farmer) 0.46 0.26

Status Under this Practice of Paddy Cultivation

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Sl. No Year No. of farmers Total Targeted (New)

% of achievement

Old New

1 2008-09 0 77 77 125 61.6

2 2009-10 48 192 240 265 72.45

3 2010-11 281 347 628 450 77.1

4 2011-12 487 395 870 700 54.7

5 2012-13 652 1468 2101 2000 72.95

6Total

2013-14 - -2442

- 2000

Outreach of SRI

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Indicators SRI Non SRI

Average no of tillers/hill 50 23

Average plant height(ft) 3.5 3

Average no of productive tillers/hill 32 12

Average length of the panicle(cm) 9 6

Average no. of filled grains/panicle 305 142

Chaffy grains/panicle 7 15

Weight of 1000 grains(test weight) in grams

30 27

Total grain yield in Kg/Acr. 2460 1620

Characters at Maturity

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Farmers have been introduced with the Compost Manure through E M Technology.

The farmers have been introduced with some HYVs’ of paddy (Kanaklata, Joimoti, etc.) as well some other selected crops.

AGRICULTURE INTERVENTION

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High risk of flood, low and static yield characterize the rice production

Heavy rains during May to August cause flooding and affecting the winter rice is adversely in the process.

More often, the flood wave coincides with the maturing and/or harvesting period of summer and Kharif rice in many areas and wash away valuable output.

The performance of the summer rice (boro) has also been uneven due to its high dependency on the input availability, especially irrigation.

Major Challenges

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Features of Proposed Project Areas: The areas fall under the lower Brahmaputra Valley

Zone: contributes maximum to the total rice area and production in the state of Assam . But the productivity of rice is the least in this zone.

Climate is sub-tropical Average rainfall is 2169 mm Average number of rainy days is 95 The district experiences floods of moderate to severe

during monsoon. Economy of the district is an agrarian.

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Our Next Planning: Promotion SRI Among the Farmers of Four Different Blocks of Goalpara

District of Assam

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Lower Brahmaputra Valley Zone of Assam

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Base line indicators:

Production of rice per crop per acre is low (About 700-800 Kg)Normally single cropping practice is in existence.

Hardly any of the target farmers are aware about SRI; with the implementation of the project more and more farmers will be skilled to adopt SRI principles.

There is no producer or common interest group, and the farmers clubs are almost dormant. Producers groups will be in existence to take care of farmers needs in future;

Increase in production will be an important indicator for the project;

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Sl. No. No. of Development block to be covered

No. of Village to be covered

No. of farmers targeted

Year-1 4 60 1000

Year-2 30 2000

Year-3 30 2000

Total 4 120 5000

Next Target

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5,000 small and marginal farmers will be benefited by increased rice production and shall have increased food security.Increase in production to at least 1.5 times.Adoption of scientific practice in management of waterSRI principle and practices will be adopted by the farmers in case of other crops as well.There will be demonstration effects in the later part in the surrounding villages of project areas.

Expected outcomes

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Project Coordinator

Project Executive

Village level Extension Worker

Targeted Farmers .

Project Management

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Awareness on SRI

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Road Show

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Field Level Support

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CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING

Compost Manure Using EM Technology

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SRI PRINCIPLES IN OTHER CROPS

Images from our SRI Fields

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This is SRI !

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