SRI is one such technique that aims at promoting the yield of rice for paddy growers through organic manure. SRI aligns with adaption to and also mitigates climate change by reduced methane emission levels. It reduces the quantity of water required to cultivate paddy significantly but is a labour-intensive method at the initial stages. The quantity of seeds required is also much less, as seeds are planted with wider spacing.
Farmers are deprived of the necessary skills to implement SRI. Hence, we guide the farmer groups with the basics about “HOW” and “WHY” of SRI techniques.
• We are continuously engaged with farmers and
aid them in implementing it as per the standard
practices, i.e. obtaining more outputs with
fewer inputs.
• Thus, it helps them to save the water,
fertilizers and improve the yield with a
reduced total cost of cultivation by 25-30%.
The cost of weeding will be reduced by 50% by using hand-operated weeders.
Farmers being trained for SRI
Farmers being cultivated paddy using SRI
Acres land area covered using the SRI method
This was the very first time in the district for this kind of mass paddy cultivation by using the SRI method. The average yield using the conventional way of cultivating paddy was about 3-4 tonnes/hectare. While using SRI, the yield was enhanced to about 6.1 tonnes/hectare.
1. Creating farmer groups
2. Demonstrations and “On the ground” exposure cum guidance
3. Establishing a centralized information facility