PROMOTING SYSTEM OF RICE

INTENSIFICATION (SRI) TECHNOLOGY WITH

SMALL AND MARGINAL FARMERS

Supported by SDTT

Content

Context

The Project

Implementation – Approach and Process

Achievement

Learning

Plan

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

Central

Region - C.G.

Plains

68.49 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

Southern

Region - 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

Opportunities

Enhancing the productivity of land, water and agriculture

are the obvious avenues to improve livelihoods and reduce

poverty.

Need for intervention in Kharif Paddy

low yields in the range of 1-2 tons per hectare

small and marginal farmers could manage food grain sufficiency

of 3-6 months from own cultivation

farmers in this region are unable to transplant timely due to

unpredictable monsoon

Challenge was at least to double the productivity- increased to

5MT/ha leading to food-grain sufficiency for 9-12 months

The Project

Aims to:

Enhance paddy productivity from the current 2-3 tonnes per

hectare by 75-100% which will ensure year-round food

sufficiency for the participant families

Support 12 NGOs to introduce the SRI technique to 13500

families in 11 districts (13500 families in 2nd year)

Duration of the Project – 3 Years

Budget : 96.35 Lakh INR (for 3rd year)

Coverage (2012-13)

12 districts

408 villages

13 NGOs

16660 families (In

Kharif SRI)

2514families in the

rabi under SRI-

paddy, wheat,

mustard & millets

Kharif SRI (2012-13)

34% increase in number of villages

7549 Farmers (new) adopted the SRI technology

8975 Farmers (old) are the 2nd time adopter of the

SRI technology

89.13% Families are adopting the technology for

the 2nd time

56.10% families adopted organic process.

86.31% families are small & marginal.

20% increase in per village saturation.

10% increase in per family coverage.

Process followed

Training of NGO representatives

Campaigning/Orientation programme at

village levelTraining 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 (Ambicaweeder) in 89.19 % of fields

Increased use of compost and organic farming materials

Training details till January’13

Training & Exposure Plan

(Year II)

Achiev.

(Year II)

Plan

(Year III)

Achiev.

(Year III)

Awareness Generation (No. of

event)

117 207 167 207

Exposure to local demonstration

(No. of person)

1400 3247 2000 3897

Training & on-field support to

farmers ( No. of farmers)

5100 10545 8100 14587

Training of village resource person (

No. of person)

170 134 270 215

Organise SRI-Adhivesan(No of

event)

21 27 34 15

Achievement

16660 families

3646 Ha (0.21 Ha per

farmer)

Average yield 6.54 Mt/ha

(Analysis of 3712

Sample),Millets-3.42MT/ha

Highest yield is 11.20

Mt/ha in paddy & 4.25

MT/ha in millets

2514 families

503 ha of land (0.20

Ha per family)

Kharif (2012) Rabi(2012-13)

Outreach – NGO-wise

NGOs Dist Covered Family

covered(No)

Area

Covered(Ha)

Area per

family Ha)

AASHA SRG,SRJ 1650 474 0.28

APSSS SRG,SRJ.BRJ 1600 404 0.25

SSGVS SRG,RIG,JSH 1507 372 0.25

CGVSS SRG 1,400 339 0.24

GVK JSH 1,513 250 0.17

CARMADAKSH BSP 1,320 363 0.20

NSSS BSP,KRB 697 117 0.16

ASORD RIP, KNK 1304 200 0.16

SSSS KNG,BST 1012 276 0.27

BSM KNK,BST,KNG 1194 279 0.23

DHS BST 239 35 0.15

KARMA SRG 1401 255 0.18

PRADAN RIG,BST,DHT,KNK 1,823 282 0.15

TOTAL 16,660 3,646 0.21

District wise

coverage

6886

283 152

16881262

1649

4681004

3711019 1073 805

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

Covered Family

1599.2

67.6 36

344.4 288368.4

53.6160

88220 228.8 192

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

Area covered(Ha)

0.23 0.24 0.24

0.2

0.23 0.22

0.11

0.16

0.240.22 0.21

0.24

0

0.05

0.1

0.15

0.2

0.25

0.3

Per family coverage(Ha)

Analysis of Productivity

Prod.

(MT/ha)

No. of

Families

Percen

tage

10-12 54 1.5

8-10 666 17.9

6-8 1682 45.3

4-6 1273 34.3

2-4 37 1.0

0-2 0 0.0

Total 3712 100

10 -122%

8-1018%

6-8

45%

4-634%

2-41%

0-2 0%

Productivity Range - MT/ha

Sample size 3712 families99% families achieve the productivity

more than 4 MT/ha

79.39

10.0115.77

92.89

145.28

0.59

91.43

27.3322.28

219.55

26.23

16.36

0.62

Avg. plant height (cm)

Avg. no of productive tiller/hill

(no)

Avg. length of a panicle (cm)

Avg. no of filled grains in a panicle

(no)

Avg. test weight (gm)

Avg. weight in crop cutting in (5m*5m)

grid (kg)

Harvest Index

Comparision on yield attributes 2012-13

Traditional Process SRI Process

What does it mean for a rural familyAv.

Production

(MT/ha)-

SRI- 6.54;

Traditional-

2.1

Members/family(No)

Average land holding(Ha)

Food sufficiency(Months)

5

0.21

10

5

0.21

3

Impact on food sufficiency

SRI practice Traditional practice Average

Rice

Consumptio

n – 3 Kg

/day

Village Family Area(Ha)

232

5455

932303

11570

2328

408

16660

3646

Coverage

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13

Family / village Dropout(%)

19

3938

22

41

11

Coverage Trend

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13

11

13

13

Partner NGOs

2010-11 2011-12

2012-13

5.84

6.466.54

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13

Productivity(MT/ha)

0.170.20

0.22

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13

Area/Family(Ha)

The Journey

Lessons Learnt

Adoption of technology in

area saturation mode

maximum with small &

marginal families

Pool of CSPs and

Coordinators

Use of farm implements

and organic products

Linkages and recognition

from Govt.

Chattisgarh SRI munch

Quality of weeder & timely

availability

Ensuring timely

transplantation

Maintaining timeline

Influence the farmers

towards organic farming.

Reducing the rainfall risk

What went well Challenges faced

Green Manure crop in SRI-paddy field

before sowing

Seed Treatment

Seed Bed

Drainage channel preparation

Field preparation by Marker

Transplantation

Transplanted field

Weeding operation

Paddy plant having 82 tillers in

Surguja

Standing crop

Mature crop

Crop cutting & data collection

Exposure program

SRI in other crops

SRI Millets SRI Brinjal

Kisan mela and District Workshop

Kisan Mela

District Workshop

Documentation

Initiation of comprehensive

farm based livelihood

SRI with other crops

Chhattisgarh

SRI Manch

13 Partners

SRI Paddy

Sharing of

learning, innovation, issues and

challenges

Policy advocacy, Convergence

Cross visit, mutual learning

Capacity building of partner on

accounts and finance

NRM based livelihood planning at

family level- training to all partner

Linkage with MGNREGA- 4

district, 7 NGOs, 60 lakh sanctioned

and proposal of another 1 crore in

pipeline.

Livelihood training to all partner

NGO

Capacity building of partner in

administration and governance

Belief,

tru

st a

nd c

on

fid

ence

Partnership

MGNREGA in progress

Training of NGO partners

Next action plan(1st February 2013 to 30th June 2013)

Help the partners in data entry through MIS and analyse the data

Facilitate the government officials to certify the best yield of farmers at block and district

level.

Training of partners on rabi & summer crops and ensuring on field support.

Organise exposures, kisan days & workshops in Gram Panchayat, Block, District and State

level with the involvement of different government officials.

Facilitate more farmers in organic based farming approach through proper handholding.

Create awareness of farmers in land husbandry along with crop husbandry.

Facilitate the partners to go for intensive land and water based activities through

MGNREGA to mitigate the risk of water scarcity on several crops in year round basis.

Prepare plan for next five year in family based agriculture intervention in large scale

Documentation on the learning of the project and partnership approach.

Increase peer learning between all partners by cross visit, exposure etc to know different

parts of development in society.

Facilitate partners to go different types of HR or livelihood related training

Help partners to build more strong system in accounts, administration and MIS

THANKS