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Chhattisgarh -Experiences; Advice. Reply by 22 Dec
2008 from Shri. Manas Satpathy PRADAN, Bhubaneswar,
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A unique green revolution behind the walls of the Central
Prison -
Express News - 17th Dec 2008 -
Behind the high walls of
the Poojappura Central Prison, a green revolution is in the
making. Three acres of prison
land are now all set for cultivating paddy
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Paddy farmers reap success with new cultivation system -
The Hindu - 17th Dec 2008 -
Smart ways
- Weeds made into an added source of nutrient instead being
discarded. Farmers spend Rs 1,600 less a hectare compared to
the conventional Rs 5,000.
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Six ryots implementing SRI method honoured -
The Hindu - 14th Dec 2008 -
With the
method, one ryot is able to produce 40-50 quintals per acre.
It does not need standing water.
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14 soil testing centres to be set up in Dindigul -
The Hindu - 14th Dec 2008 -
Efforts to
bring 5,500 hectares under SRI method. Bank loan and subsidy
will be offered to establish such centres. Officials told to
intensify campaign on SRI.
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Formation of National SRI Mission will be set in motion -
The Hindu - 2nd Dec, 2008-
Speaking
on the sid elines
to reporters, Mr. Uphoff and other officials involved in SRI
said that the system was being extended to other crops like
wheat (System of Wheat Intensification), ragi, sugarcane,
mustard and red gram
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SRI National Symposium 2007,
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October 3-5, 2007
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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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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
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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