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System of Rice
Intensification (SRI) |
An Alternative in
Paddy Cultivation
SRI - System of Rice Intensification - is a method of
paddy cultivation. Initially experimented by farmers in Madagascar in 1980s,
now this methods has become popular in many countries. The
core principles of this method are using
less seed, less water and no chemical fertilizers and pesticides . As
rice is the staple food, adoption of SRI method opens up
potential water saving and groundwater management issues.
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This
newsletter is to strengthen the partnerships - farmers
- civil society, government institutions, research
agencies, funding agencies, to work together for large
scale adoption of SRI. It is also time to openly
discuss issues related to SRI so that mechanisms can
be established to address them in the field. This
newsletter, an initiative of SRI partners is one such
attempt to provide a platform to share the knowledge.
This is the first issue and with your valuable
feedback and critical support hope to improve if
further - Dr. Biksham Gujja |
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Volume 1 - Issue 1
September 2008 |
Volume 1 - Issue 2
October 2008
(under preparation) |
Report on Village visits in Tripura
state of India to assess progress with SRI,
October 6-9, 2007 -
Dr. Norman Uphoff
The following report shares with anyone interested what was
learned from four days of field trips in Tripura following
the 2nd all-India SRI symposium hosted by the Tripura state
government. Below is a summary of the main observations and
conclusions deriving from the village visits.
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 SRI Method of paddy cultivation in
Parigi mandal,
Ranga Reddy district,
Andhra Pradesh -
WASSAN has taken the responsibility of anchoring the Parigi
CLRC in Ranga Reddy district, Andhra Pradesh.
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More Rice with Less Water-
Rice is the main source of directly consumed calories for
about half the world’s population and 90 per cent of it is
produced and consumed in Asia. Contrary to popular belief,
rice is not an aquatic plant and the main reason it is
submerged in water is for controlling weeds. Conventional
method of rice cultivation uses 60-70 kilos of seeds per
hectare, SRI requires just five kilos per hectare. This
report was released at a conference held 3rd-5th
October 2007 in Tripura.
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Towards a Learning Alliance: SRI in
Orissa
Dr. C. Shambu, Koen Beurner and Debasis Mohanty
This
book is an outcome of an ongoing learning alliance in the
state that emerged out of a state level dialogue
workshop on SRI held in June 2007. The workshop was meant
to create a learning platform for both research and non
research actors to share their experiences and insights on
SRI
Continuing Reading ...
 State
level Dialogue on SRI in Orissa
For the
past couple of years, Civil Society Organisations (CSO) such
as Sambhav
and PRADAN (Professional Assistance for Development Action)
started promoting SRI.... This report documents, the
proceedings of the dialogue among 80
participants from agriculture department, research organisations, civil society organisations and farmers
seeking to form a 'learning alliance' on SRI in the state of Orissa'.
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System
of Rice Intensification in India
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Innovation History and Institutional Challenges.
Dr.
C. Shambu
Prasad has made the introduction of SRI into India a subject
for systematic investigation early on in that process. He
recognized the potentially profound impact that SRI could
have on Indian agriculture and on the people who participate
in it as producers and/or consumers. He was interested in
what implications this process might have for gaining a
better understanding of technological change in agriculture
and of the interplay between science and technology in these
processes.
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 Envisioning
'Post Modern Agriculture
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The agricultural techniques and patterns of investment that
were developed and practiced in the latter half of the 20th
century -- widely known as ‘modern agriculture’ -- culminated in
what is called the Green Revolution, a subject of both extravagant
praise and persistent controversy. Will it be wise to extend and
even intensify this mode of agricultural development in the coming
decades? This is a big question...." - Dr. Norman Uphoff
A draft for comments and feedback
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