Promotion

of

System of

Root Intensification

SRI

with small

and

marginal

farmers

Dharohar Samity

ASHAA APSSS GVKCGVSSSGVSS KARMA

BSMSSSS

ASORD

CARMDAKSH

Livelihood zone Ethnic group Characteristics

Northern Hills 28.47 lakh Ha. (21%)

Kanwar, Oraon, Nagesia, Korwa, Saunta,Saur, Sawar, Baiga, Agaria, Kol, Dhanwar,Biyar, Binjhwar, Manjhwar, Bharia, Bhaina,Majhi, Khairwar, Kharia and Gond

• Dependency on forest• Paddy is the only crop• Ample source of water from rivers

and streams • Coal belt of Chhattisgarh

CentralRegion - C.G. Plains68.49 lakh Ha(50%)

Gond, Baiga, Kamar, Oraon, Kol, Binjhwar,Dhanwar, Kanwar, Halba, Pardhi, Bahelia,Bhunjia, Agariya, Kondh, Bhaina, Majhi, Kanwar, Manjhwar, Sonr, Saur Gadaba, Sawar, Saunta

• Most fertile and productive region• Developed infrastructure facilities• Crop diversification by farmers• Durg and Bhialai are the major

industrial pockets

SouthernRegion - Bastar Plateau 39.06 lakh Ha. (29%)

Halba, Gadaba, Pardhi, Kamar, Bhattra, Dhurwa, Muria, Maria, Bison horn, Maria,Dandami Maria Gond, Raj Gond,Dorla, Hill Maria, Pardhan, Mudia

• Heavily forested• High run-off• Forest major source of livelihood• Poor infrastructure• Rich Iron ore deposit• Severely affected by extremists

Livelihood Zone

Chhattisgarh context

Families belong to poor or very poor categories with low levels of resources, skill, understanding of markets, investment capability or risk taking ability

Primarily agriculture based economy provides livelihood to 80 percent of the rural population (56% marginal farmers)

Infrastructure is under developed; markets are far away, where not many choices exist

Vulnerable farming systems, monsoon dependent, low yielding (1.59 MT/Ha for paddy)and mono cropped, only 6% of net sown area under assured irrigation

63.00 lakh hectares (44% of state) under forest cover with Protected forest cover of 43.13%.

13 lakh families (28%) engaged in MFP collection

Major Milestones

• 2008-09: 800 families in SRI-paddy, 1st state level workshop

• 2009-10: 4000 families in SRI-paddy, 2nd state level workshop, Training on SRI – Paddy, millets, vegetables in Ganiyari, Bilaspur, initiation of Chhattisgarh SRI Manch

• 2010-11: Initiation of 2nd phase of the project, 5455 families in SRI-paddy and other crops, GP level Kisan Mela started, 3rd state level workshop

• 2011-12: 11570 families in SRI-paddy and other crops, training on finance, MIS and Accounts, Initiation of District workshops

• 2012-13: 18975 families in SRI-paddy and other crops, convergence with MGNREGA started, training on livelihood and village level planning conducted

Promotion of SRI with small and marginal farmers

• Ensure year-round food sufficiency & cash income for tar families through women centric farming system.

• Involve with partners on institution building & influence partners to promote women collectives in operation area.

• Create a knowledge platform to raise awareness and widely share lessons learnt from the project by networking among partners & stakeholders.

Coverage• 12 districts• 13 NGOs• 18000 families• 8775 acre land covered

under different crop• Convergence with

MGNREGA

Process followed

Training of NGO representatives

Campaigning/Orientation

programme at village level

Training of CSPs

Technical training of villagers on nursery and natural pesticides (Handi

khad and Jeevamruta) and transplantation

Demonstration of using marker,

weeder, and on-field support to farmers

Exposure visit to the transplanted

fields and standing crops

Regular reviewing and monitoring

support at Chhattishgarh SRI

Manch

Consolidation of experiences-SRI adhivesan

Contextual to location : socio-economic status of the community, agricultural skill , existing institutions and PRADAN’s perspective.

Approach for Extension

• Demonstration• Guided exposures with AV aids• Sensitizing women SHG members• Enable resource persons with technology and

communication skills• Hands on training and support to SHG families• Emphasis to minimize dropouts & enhance area

saturation• Development of POP and kits for easy delivery of

technology and inputs• Collaboration with the Department of Agriculture • Availability of weeders

SRI steps followed by farmers

• Seed rate 5 kg/ha• Seed sorting (brine) and treatment (Carbendazim)• Transplantation of young seedling(8-14 days old), two leaf

stage.• Single seedling transplantation with soil, no damage to root

system • Square transplantation, 16 -25 seedling sq meter• Thin film (<1inch) water maintained in the field• Weeding at least twice using rotary weeders (Ambica

weeder) in 81.21 % of fields• Increased use of compost and organic farming materials

Training details from September’14-February’14

Training & Exposure Plan Achievment

Awareness Generation (No. of event) 225 167

Exposure to local demonstration (No. of person) 3600 2134

Training & on-field support to farmers ( No. of farmers)

18000 21402

Training of village resource person ( No. of person)

360 234

Organise SRI-Adhivesan(No of event) 45 21

Organise District Adhivesan ( No of event) 3 2

Coverage 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

District 9 9 12 12

Village 232 303 408 488

NGOs 11 13 13 12

Family 5444 11570 18975 21402

Acreage 2307 5820 10372 18776

Area/Family (acre) 0.42 0.50 0.55 0.88

Family/village 23 38 47 44

Dropout(%) 39 22 11 15

Productivity (MT/ha) 5.45 6.46 6.54 6.37

Outreach (2013-14)

Area per family (acre): 0.88

Family per village(No.): 44

Particulars SRI- Paddy

SRI- Other Crop

Family 18779 12565Area (Acre) 11529 7247Area per Family (Acre)

0.61 0.58

Sr. No.

Organisation Net Families

Total Area (Acre)

1 PRADAN 2984 3127.502 CARMDAKSH 2082 1741.953 KARMA 1664 568.104 CGVSS 1631 1078.845 SGVSS 1614 1252.536 DHS 420 642.257 GVK 1503 818.608 APSSS 1648 1620.459 BSM 2288 3254.8110 SSSS 1826 1751.0611 ASORD 2045 1538.7712 AASHA 1697 1368.68

21402 18775.54

Production Analysis(SRI-Paddy)

1%

13%

39%39%

9%0%

SRI-paddy

10MT-12MT8MT-10MT6MT-8MT4MT-6MT2MT-4MT0MT-2MT

MT/Ha Family(No) & %

10-12 25(0.97%)

8-10 322(12.52%)

6-8 1001(38.93%)

4-6 998(38.82%)

2-4 219(8.52%)

0-2 6(0.23%)

Total 2571 families99% families secure more than 2 MT/ha

Production Analysis(SRI-Millets)

5MT-6MT1%

4MT-5MT17%

3MT-4MT36%

2MT-3MT24%

0MT-2MT21%

SRI-milletsMT/Ha Family(No) & %

5-6 4(1.3%)

4-5 54(17.4%)

3-4 112(36.1%)

2-3 74(23.9%)

0-2 66(21.3%)

Total 310 families

Other Acheivements

• 85% families are continuing second time SRI• 53% families engaged with organic farming• Convergence with Department of Agriculture, GoCG

- 7155 families • Convergence with MGNREGA - 518 families in 33

villages through 10 partners in 8 districts (2.79Cr)• 27 joint events among partners for knowledge

dissemination and cross learning (Sustainable farming, CFR, Community mobilization, INRM)

• Sharing and helping between organization on organization development and governance

Learning

• Saturation Approach• Focusing on Partnership, Institution Building• Community Institution Architecture• Farming System based Approach – Round the year

planning• Building people• Convergence with other stakeholders• Linkages with Govt. Prog.• Consolidation of learning and plan at village, GP, Block

and district level

Challenges• Institutional architecture• Women centric farming system• Indicators of output-Uniformity• Building the network based on mutual learning, sharing, developing

vision of the area and working towards it• Reduce dropout and bring more families in organic farming• Integration mechanism-monitoring, evaluation and triangulation• Building the network and at the same time meeting the commitments• Perspective plan of an area – mapping different stakeholders and how

each one can contribute to achieve the vision.• Sharing the sense of achievement

Concept sharing on SRI in Surguja among the SHG members

Green Manure crop in SRI-paddy field before sowing

Seed Treatment

Seed Bed

Drainage channel preparation

Field preparation by Marker

Scooping from seedbed

Transplantation

Transplanted field

Weeding operation

Standing crop

Mature crop

Crop cutting & data collection

Exposure programe with SHG member

SRI in other crops

SRI Millets SRI Brinjal

Consolidation of Experiences

KISAN MELA District Workshop

Departmental Convergence

MGNREGA Convergence

THANKS