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System of Intensificationfor food and nutrition security 2013

In Jharkhand

By

Society for Promotion of Wastelands Development14-A, Rouse Avenue lane, Near ITO, New Delhi-110002, www.spwd.org

SPWD

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Highlights

• Journey till now• Presence & Coverage• Status of 2013 work• Challenges in rainfed areas• SRI in other crops• Mainstreaming• Issues

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Journey Till nowYear No of Farmers (Household) Area (acres)

2005 15 3

2008 1664 647

2009 (Kharif) 4116 1763.6

2009 (Garma) 1123 419

2009 (Wheat) 1122 270

2010 (Kharif) 6500 2900

2011 (Kharif) 33500 12000

2012 (Kharif) 43470 23509

2013 40198 32246

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Setting the tone

• Family well being• SRI to SCI• SRI+ approach: linking with livelihoods

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Partnerwise Average Yield

Organisation/ District Grain Yield in KG for (5M X 5M) Straw Yield in KG for (5M X 5M) Grain Yield(in T/ Ha) Straw Yield(in T/ Ha)

TRCSC( IAMVS West Singbhum

Manoharpur) 15.61 26.1 6.244 10.44

TRCSC( DREAM- EAST SINGBHUM, PATAMDA) 15.3 34.2 6.12 13.68

TRCSC( EAST SINGBHUM, CHAKULIA) 13.7 21.8 5.48 8.72

TRCSC( SERAIKELA KHARSAWAN) 17.2 30.3 6.88 12.12

PRAVAT 19.3 22.8 7.72 9.12MAA, PALAMU 14.03 20.8 5.612 8.32

BMVSS, DEOGHAR 12.5 22.4 5 8.96BMVSS, DUMKA 12.6 22.1 5.04 8.84

SISU, Ranchi 12.7 16.8 5.08 6.72

INPUT DISTRIBUTED

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Staff engaged No of staff engaged

1 Weeder Machine (Nos) 1175

2 Paddy Seed (Diff variety) (Kgs)

18500

3 Sprayer Machine 180

4 Medicine for seed treatment (Bevistin kgs)

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5 Medicine Bio-pesticide and chemical pesticide

(market).

6 Pump set 30

Farmers Practicing SRI in Organic Method in 2013:

Block No of Village

No of Farmers

Area covered (In acre)

1 8 510 195.5

Variety wise Paddy Production (in Quintal) per Acre

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1516

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1011

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Minikit Khandagiri Lalat IR-36 Swarna

SRI

Traditional

Photographs

Nursery Bed Transplantation of seedling from Nursery Bed

Transplantation in main field by maintaining lining Weeding by using Cono weeder machine

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Challenges of SRI in rainfed conditions

• Climate … rainfall abberations• In absence of assured irrigation it needs a lot of management

actions– Staggerred nursery– Availability of Seed of varying duration– Direct seeding– Labour demand peaks up

• While in case of Jharkhand the historical rainfall data shows that it only faces agricultural drought

• Irrigation or on farm water bodies could be a solution• Government initiates the promotion on a small scale- 56 units

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On farm water bodies

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SCI in other rainfed crops

• SCI in rainfed crops • Mustard,fingermillet, sugarcane• In very small numbers• In case of fingermillets- challenge is also to bring back

into practice, seed availability• Finger millet varietal selection Initiated through an FFS, • ANOTHER MAJOR CHALLENGE In RAINFED CONDITION• SOIL HEALTH- acidic soils, red soils

Livestock species 1997 2003 % increase/decreaseCrossbred cattle 232 1420 512Indigenous cattle 24,366 16,968 –30Total cattle 24,598 18,388 –25Buffalo 5897 7087 21Total bovine 30,477 25,475 –16Sheep 1956 1062 –46Goat 20,229 14,521 –28Pig 924 1780 93Chicken 16,602 26,285 58Duck etc. 3288 2055 –38Others 156 152 –3Total livestock 53,742 42,990 –20

Facilitating towards living soils

• Facilitating conditions for soil micro organisms– Farm water bodies ( in order to improve moisture

availability both in situ as well as to provide protective irrigation)

– Using jivamrit- as inoculants– Incorporation of biomass as a component of their

farming system– Increasing organic matter, through bio-composting

SRI+arhar on bunds+ Lac+Lentil+Mustard

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Livelihood based SRI+Strategies adopted in 2013

• Paddy+ On farm water body+ fish+ arhar on bunds

• Relay cropping• Incorporating some critical steps as part of the

agronomic practice in other crops as well– Seed treatment– Line sowing

• Puffed rice making machine

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Mainstreaming SRI

• Government of Jharkhand’s SRI promotion incentive programme was well accepted by farmers and NGOs who were the part of earlier SRI promotion programme.

• GoJ has initiated a programme to extend SRI to 20% of its area under paddy

• NFSM and ATMA programmes to promote SRI was successfully mobilised

Opportunity• Government

– Incentive- Farmer / NGO/ Technical (1000 / 200/ 50) for 1 ha. – 20 % ( 320,000 ha.) paddy area coverage by government

– Incentive from government programme

• MKSP- Mahila Kisan Sasaktikaran Pariyojanā (NRLM)-future prospect

• Local fund generation – Very small ( mostly as contribution from farmers)

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Major limitations

• Not a well designed programme for such a huge scale– Incorporated into the BGREI( very small scale)– Still seed replacement with Hybrids is the focus– Incentive designed but in sufficient– Back up with infrastructure(implements) and manpower

lacking– Training and capacity building delinked with the incentive

scheme– Very low support/ no support for manpower– Untimely release at times no release of money ( this time in

east singhbum, problem of financial allocation has led to no release of funds as yet)

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Problems faced• Late rain cause delayed transplantation.• Seed variety of Govt. supplied subsidized scheme was not good• Heavy rain after transplantation resulted in less tillering and

attack of disease and pest.• Attack of massive pest attack after pannicle formation.• Convergence programme of Govt. through ATMA was also

effected due to non availability of financial allocation.

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Limitations in government linkages…..

• NFSM (DEMO - 2013-14)• TOTAL NO. OF FARMERS• 214• Money Distributed to the farmers of Ranchi

District • 642000.00• Money Recieved by Implementing organisation

from Ranchi District• 0.00

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Efforts for scaling up(for consolidation and up-scaling)

• Proposal approved under NRLM-MKSP for locations of the state covering SCI (SRI &SWI) as major livelihood security component– Major limitation is the limited staff support

• Some partners have been linked to NABARD under their seed programme

• The government linkages will continue, but within the present limitations it will be …….

• Proposal submitted to SDTT

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