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Do's and Don'ts in SRI - V. K .V. Ravichandran's experience as a Farmer

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Responses to Frequently - Asked Questions about the SRI - Dr. Norman Uphoff

:: News & Information ::

Mobile rice clinics to boost paddy production - The Hindu - 04 June, 2009 - The KAU and the Agriculture Department will launch three mobile rice clinics under the Paddy Mission programme to help farmers in tackling the tackle technical problems associated with paddy cultivation

10,000 hectares to be brought under SRI programme - The Hindu - 30 May, 2009 - A total of 10,000 hectares would be brought under System of Rice Intensification (SRI) programme this season to help farmers get a better yield at lesser production cost. Utilization of water to raise the crop would also come down sharply, said agriculture officials.

SRI to usher in Green Revolution in Mon - Morung Express - 20 May 2009 - Introducing the latest technology of SRI and the Dapog method on the short duration high-yielding varieties of paddy.

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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.


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
Volume 1 - Issue 1 September 2008	Volume 1 - Issue 2 October 2008	Volume 1 - Issue 3 November 2008
Volume 1 - Issue 4 January 2009	Volume 1 - Issue 5 February - March 2009	Volume 1 - Issue 6 April - May 2009

SRI Model Villages of Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, India

Dr.V.V. Sadamate, Planning Comm., GoI visit to SRI villages of Warangal in Andhra Pradesh. The visit was planned as part of the ICRISAT-WWF project mandate to influence policy makers, and the policy decisions to up scale SRI in India. From mere 13 farmers in the year 2007 the district of Warangal now boasts of about 528 farmers (in 431 acres) in Rabi 2007-08.

Field Day on SRI in Irrigation Tank System on 27th November, 2008

WASSAN has been working on various pilot initiatives related to Drought Adaptation under the World Bank supported AP Drought Adaptation Initiatives program in Mahabubnagar and Anantapur districts, which are promoting System of Rice Intensification (SRI) both under borewell and Tank systems for almost 8 seasons by now. We are working closely with the Department of Agriculture/ATMA, Mahabubnagar district in this program. SRI was practiced by 78 & 15 farmers in two Tanks with an area of 107 and 7 acres in the Kharif season this year in Kottur village, Bomraspet Mandal of Mahabubnagar district. The crop is mature and is about to be harvested. In addition there are several farmers practicing SRI under borewells. This field day is intended to analyze the learning from scaling up strategies followed in this initiative successfully and to provide policy inputs into NFSM and other programs. Detailed data will also be compiled before the event and presented during the field day.

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Strengthening the Learning Alliance: Scaling up options for SRI in Orissa - C.Shambu Prasad; Debasis Mohapatra; Piyush Mishra
When we first thought of taking up SRI (System of Rice Intensification) activities in the state in early 2007, the landscape of innovation was sparse and scattered. There was some experience on SRI by farmers and a few NGOs none of whom were aware of each other’s knowledge. Yet, these actors were linking up with SRI actors from other states to access, experiment and even improve upon SRI practices. The results were extremely encouraging even in the very first cropping season without complete knowledge, training and availability of weeders and markers. Small, marginal and tribal farmers were excited about the implications of SRI for their food security encouraging us to explore options for policy support and expansion. The initial discussions that Prof Radhamohan and I and later Debasis Mohapatra had with some governmental agencies including the Directorate of Agriculture and Food Production was extremely encouraging. We were keen that the government recognizes and builds on the SRI innovation capacity that these actors demonstrated. This led to the first multi-stakeholder workshop or the launch of the platform for Learning Alliance in the state in June 2007.

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NPM - SRI in Tank Irrigation Systems (Bomraspet Mandal of Mahabubnagar district, Andhra Pradesh, India) Mahabubnagar is one of the districts in Andhra Pradesh with less and uneven distribution of rainfall. SRI is normally taken up under bore well irrigation and tanks in larger parts of this district. Filling up of tanks is erratic in the district in recent days and whether to take up a crop with the available water is always a dicey question. Farmers in a small Tank in Nagireddypalli village worrying whether the tank-water would be sufficient to sustain normal rice crop came forward to take up SRI in 2007 Rabi. Their interest is to see if they can have the entire crop safely as water recedes fast from the tank. Farmers have also agreed to do SRI completely without using any chemical pesticides using NPM practices.

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District Level Symposium on SRI - 5th & 6th December 2008 at Koraput, Orissa Pragati along with 6 local NGO partners network ( Jaivik SRI Samaj) organized a two day District level Symposium on SRI in the premises of Tribal Museum Koraput on 5th and 6th December 2008 in association with Trocaire, Ireland; Centre for World Solidarity , Bhubaneswar; Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, Mumbai; CENDERET-SORC, Jeypore, ATMA, Koraput; CYSD-DRC, Koraput , SOVA, Koraput and Tribal Museum, Koraput. 430 farmers, 47 Agriculture department officials from Koraput, Raygada, Malkangiri and Nabarangpur districts, 72 representatives of 31 NGOs and 16 Media representatives have participated in the deliberations on both the days.

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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

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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 - 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 ''...
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

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:: Latest Publications ::

Improving sugarcane cultivation in India. A training manual from the Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative.