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SRI |
System of Rice
Intensification
Present Status - Future
Prospects |
National Symposium
17-18th November 2006
Hyderabad - Andhra Pradesh
Lead Papers
Abstracts
Rice is life for
thousands of millions of people across the globe. It has been the
main food for majority of population in India. The demand for rice
is growing due to gradual increase in preference for rice both in
terms of consumption and production. More than seventy percent of
freshwater withdrawn from the rivers and the ground is used for
agriculture. Of this, more than seventy percent is consumed by
rice crop alone as impounding water being the practice in rice
fields. However, assured irrigation, high yielding varieties, high
doses of fertilizers and pesticides do not seem to assure higher
yields in the rice crop. Growing water scarcity is not able to
supply water to entire irrigated area. In this context, any
improvements to produce rice with less water will have major
benefits to the conservation of water resources while improving
the food security.
System of Rice
Intensification, popularly known as SRI method, is gaining
popularity among paddy farmers in several states in the country in
recent times for its potential to save water and increase yields.
In states like Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnatka, Chattisgarh,
Assam, etc. for the few seasons many farmers are adopting SRI
method to cultivate rice. Of late, many research institutes across
the country have also started conducting trials on various aspects
of SRI method. There seems to be rich experiences ranging from bad
to good among farmers and scientists. At this juncture, there is a
need to document, share and synthesize the successful experiences,
innovations, constraints, deficiencies, and policy issues related
to SRI method at national level. In this backdrop, the Directorate
of Rice Research (DRR) and Acharya NGR Agricultural University (ANGRAU),
Rajendranagar held a national symposium on SRI method of rice
cultivation jointly on 17th - 18th November 2006 at ANGRAU,
Rajendranagar, Andhra Pradesh, India. Symposium had research
papers, poster presentation, sharing of farmer's experiences and
panel discussions. The presentations had sessions on available
status of SRI method of adoption in India in enhancing water
saving, inputs and enhancing production and productivity of Rice.
Panel discussion had topics of scaling up the SRI method in India
for various ecosystems.
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