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An excellent presentation on System of Rice Intensification. Uphoff, N.T. - "Increasing Water Savings while Raising Rice Yields with the System of Rice Intensification (SRI)", presented for Panel on Water Productivity and Reuse at the 2nd International Rice Congress New Delhi, October 9-13, 2006. (see also accompanying Original Source: http://www.wassan.org/sri/Useful_Links.htm#Videos%20and%20Slide%20Presentations Presenting the key points, the technicalities, and statistics with lots of image sources, and case studies across the globe.TRANSCRIPT
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Increasing Water Savings while Raising Rice Yields with the System of Rice
Intensification (SRI) Panel on WATER PRODUCTIVITY AND REUSE
2nd International Rice CongressNew Delhi, October 9-13, 2006
Norman Uphoff, CIIFADCornell University, USA
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The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is ‘a work in progress’ – not finished
SRI methods usually enable rice farmers to: 1. Raise rice production by 50% or more2. While making reductions in their:
– Seed requirements -- by 80-90%– Irrigation water -- by 25-50%– Dependence on agrochemicals– Costs of production -- by 10-25%-- No need for new varieties of seeds
3. Raise net income/ha by 50-100% or more4. Have favorable environmental impacts
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The Origins of SRISRI was developed in Madagascar 20+ years ago by Fr. Henri de Laulanié, S.J., who spent 34 years working with farmers, observing, experimenting, and having also some serendipity (Laulanié, 1993)
SRI methods were first validated outside of Madagascar in 1999-2000 by:• Nanjing Agricultural University in China• Agency for Agric. Research & Dev. in Indonesia•Taken up by NGOs in Cambodia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Sierra Leone, Cuba, etc.
SRI has now been demonstrated in 24 countries, and it is spreading there and to other countries
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Fr. de Laulaniémaking field visit
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Sebastien Rafaralahy andJustin Rabenandrasana,Association Tefy Saina
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Summary of results from SRI vs. BMP evaluations in China and India (t ha-1), 2003 or 2004
1.57(27.7%)
7.235.66100 trials (SRI and BMP trials each 0.1 ha)
Tamil Nadu(TNAU)
2.42(33.8%)
8.736.311,525 trials(average 0.4 ha; range 0.1-1.6 ha)
A. Pradesh (ANGRAU)
3.31*(40.7%)
11.44*8.13*8 trials(0.2 ha each)
Sichuan (SAAS)
3.1*(35.2%)
11.9*8.8*(16.8 ha of SRI rice with 2 hybrid
varieties)
Zhejiang(CNRRI)
SRI advantage(% incr.)
SRI ave. yield
BMPave. yield
No. of on-farm comparison trials
(area)Province/state
* Note that Chinese comparisons were made using hybrid rice varieties.
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SRI gets MORE from LESS by mobilizing biological processesSRI requirements include:• More labor while learning the method
-- but SRI can also become labor-saving• Water control needed for best results• Access to biomass for compost to
get best results – but can use fertilizer• Skill and motivation from farmers• Crop protection in some cases
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SRI use in village had gone from 7 in 2003, to 398 in 2004; farmers considered labor-saving main benefit (N=82)
64%7.4%
[ext. service promoting fertilizer & new seeds]
44%29%China Agric. University(Li et al., 2005)
CHINA
Farmers who had used SRI for 3 years (N=120)
89%44%50%105%CEDAC(Tech, 2004)
Long-term Users
Survey of SRI and non-SRI users randomly sampled in 5 provinces(N=500); SRI use has grown to >50,000 farmersin 5 years
74%56%Flooding
at TP reduced 96.3%→
2.5%
41%GTZ(Anthofer et al., 2004)
CAM-BODIANational Survey
On-farm evaluations funded by IRRI PETRRA project (N=1,073)
59%(32-82%)
7%NC24%BRAC/SAFEBRRI/Syng-enta BD Ltd(Hossain, 2004)
BANGLADESHIRRI-funded evaluation
CommentsIncrease in Net Income
Cost Reduction
Water-Saving
YieldIncrease
Evaluation done by/for:
Country
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3 years of evaluation in E. Indonesia;trialsconducted on 1,363 ha (N=1,849)
412%24%40%84%Nippon Koei (Sato, 2006)
INDO-NESIA
SRI use in villages had gone from 4 farmers to 150 in 3 seasons (N=108)
67%35%Rainfedversion of SRI32%
IWMI-India(Sinha and Talati, 2005)
West Bengal
On-farm trials supervised by ANGRAU and State extens. service (N=1,535)
NANA40%38%Andhra Pradesh Agr. Univ.(Satyanara-yana, 2005)
Andhra Pradesh
On-farm comparisons in TamiraparaniBasin, supervised by TNAU and extension service (N=100)
112%11%40-50%
28%Tamil NaduAgr. Univ.(Thiyagarajan et al., 2004)
INDIATamil Nadu
CommentsIncrease in Net Income
Cost Reduction
Water-Saving
YieldIncrease
Evaluation done by/for:
Country
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128%25%44%52%AVER-AGE
Record-keeping by Farmer Field School alumni on SRI results
65%24%60%21%National IPM Program(Dông Trùvillage)
VIET-NAM
Survey of SRI users and non-users, randomly sampled in 2 districts
(N=120)
90-117%11.9-13.3%
24%44%IWMI(Namara et al., 2004)
SRI LANKA
Morang district users from 1 in 2003 to >1,400
in 2005
(N=412)
163%2.2%
[but rotary hoes not widely
available]
43%82%MorangDistrict Agric. Dev. Office(Uprety, 2005)
NEPAL
Comments
Increase in Net Income
Cost Reduction
Water-Saving
YieldIncrease
Evaluation done by/for:
Country
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Basic SRI Practices:• Start with young seedlings – 8-12 days
old ( <15 days) to preserve their potential for profuse growth of tillers and roots
• Use single seedlings widely spaced –planted in square pattern, quickly, gently
• Apply minimum water – enough to keep soil moist, no standing water in fields
• Weed with a ‘rotating hoe’ to aerate soilwhile returning weeds to the soil
• Provide organic matter -- as much as possible for soil organisms and plants
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Two Different Paradigms of Production• GREEN REVOLUTION strategy:
(a) Changes the genetic potential of plants, and(b) Increases the use of external inputs --apply more water, fertilizer, insecticides, etc.
• SRI instead changes the ways that plants, soil, water and nutrients are managed:(a) To promote the growth of root systems and(b) To increase the abundance and diversity of
soil organisms to better realize their benefits
These changes → better PHENOTYPES
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Ms. Im Sarim, Cambodia,with rice plant grownfrom a single seed,using SRI methods
and traditional variety-- yield of 6.72 t/ha
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Morang District,Nepal - 2005
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EasternIndonesia ---Nippon Koei
IrrigationProject
2004
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Mahto Oraon, Malai village, Gumla district, Jharkhand state, India --Khandagiri, 110-day variety with 65 tillers, grown as ‘rainfed’ SRI rice
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Farmer in Burkina Faso with SRI plant – summer 2006
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Roots of a single rice plant (MTU 1071) grown at MaruteruAgricultural Research Station, AP, India, kharif 2003
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Cuba – Two plants the same age(52 DAP) and same variety (VN 2084)
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Madagascar SRI field, traditional variety, 2003
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First SRI Trial in ZambiaPlanted by Esek Farmers’ Cooperative Society, Solwezi, Northwest Province, 12/15/05 and harvested 6/30/06. Area was 12.5x12.5 m2, and the dried paddy harvest of 96 kg
was equivalent to a yield of 6.144 t/ha. No fertilizer was used, only organic matter for soil fertilization. Production was basically rainfed, but a small catchment dam built by the
farmers themselves provided some supplemental irrigation later in the season.
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SRI crop inSri Lanka
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SRI
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50
100
150
200
250
300
IH H FH MR W R YRStage
Org
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eigh
t(g/
hill)
CK
IH H FH MR WR YR
Yellowleaf andsheathPanicle
Leaf
Sheath
Stem
47.9% 34.7%
“Non-Flooding Rice Farming Technology in Irrigated Paddy Field”Dr. Tao Longxing, China National Rice Research Institute, 2004
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Resistance to Abioticand Biotic Stresses:
• Drought tolerance/resistance• Resistance to lodging to better
tolerate wind, rain and storm damage• Cold tolerance – has been seen• Salinity tolerance? – no evidence yet• Cope better with climate change?• Widespread reports of resistance to
pests and diseases – trophobiosis?
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Rice fields in Sri Lanka: same variety, same irrigation system,and same drought : conventional methods (left), SRI (right)
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Rice in Tamil Nadu, India: normal crop is seen in foreground; SRI crop, behind it, resists lodging
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Rice in Dông Trù, Vietnam: normal methods on right; SRI with close spacing in middle; SRI with wider spacing on left
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COSTS OF CULTIVATION PER HECTARE – TNAU STUDY
19,06021,429167.5222.585.552228.59.5Total
3,5003,500757512.512.5--11Harvesting
6606602222----Plant Protection
240300--67.5----Irrigation
1,5203,200-8038-----Weeding
3,2002,400755555----Transplanting
7,2547,254101077----Manures & Fertilizers
2,0052,005--1212227.57.5Main Field Preparation
6812,1105.50.536---1Nursery Preparation
SRIConv.SRIConv.SRIConvSRIConSRIConv.
Cost (Rs.)Women’s Labour
@ Rs. 40 / man-day
Men’s Labour@ Rs. 40 / man-day
Bullock pair @
Rs. 200 / hr
Tractor hours @ Rs. 150 / hrPractices
Cost saving in SRI system over conventional system = Rs. 2,369 ( 11 % )
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Economics of Cultivation (ha-1) –TNAU study
2.251.52B : C ratio
US$ 519US$ 242Net return
US$ 414US$ 466Cost of cultivation
US$ 933US$ 708Gross return
US$ 63US$ 49Income from straw(Rs. 0.25 / kg)
US$ 870US$ 659Income from grains (Rs. 5.00 / kg)
SRI practices
Conventional practices
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LESS CAN PRODUCE MOREby utilizing biological potentials & processes• Smaller, younger rice seedlings become
larger, more productive mature plants• Fewer rice plants per hill and per m2 give
higher yield if used with other SRI practices• Half as much water produces more rice
because aerobic soil conditions are better• Greater output is possible with use of
fewer or even no external/chemical inputs• Even more output within a shorter timeThere is nothing magical about SRI – all can
be explained in sound scientific terms
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For Further Information:
• BANGLADESH: F. H. Abed (BRAC)
• BHUTAN:K . Lhendup(Sherubutse College)
• CHINA: S. H. Cheng and L.X. Tao (CNRRI)
• INDIA: B. Barah (NCAP)– AP: M. Kumar (DRR),
P.V. Satyanarayana (MT)– TN: M. S. Swaminathan
(MSSRF)– Tripura: B. Majumdar
(Dept. of Agric.)
• INDONESIA: A. Fagi(AARD)
• NEPAL: R. Uprety(DADO)
• PAKISTAN: M. Gill (OFWM)
• PHILIPPINES:L. Sebastien (PhilRice)
• THAILAND: A. Mishra(AIR)
• WEST AFRICA:K. Nwanza (WARDA)
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THANK YOU
• Web page: http://ciifad.cornell.edu/sri/
• Email: [email protected] or [email protected] or