9. FULFILMENT OF OBJECTIVES Focus area- Small and marginalized farmers Why ? Potential of SRI program in bringing sustainable livelihood Vulnerability of the above to external factors Social models for effective implementation Farmers club Self help groups (SHGs) Other agencies NABARD Local govt. bodies Agriculture dept.
21. STRATERGIES FOR EVALUATION Collection of data-Filling of Management Information System formats Internal and external evaluation visits Surprise field visits Case studies
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24. CHALLENGES AHEAD Nature Lack of awareness Rigidness of the farmers Negative marketing of SRI system from some elements.
25. IMPACT Increase in popularity of SRI cultivation technique in farmers of Vidarbha. Decreased dependency of farmers on external factors, Although there were untimely rains which created friendly atmosphere for pest causing heavy damage to crops all around the region but damage on the SRI crop was marginal. Increase in soil fertility and crop quality as whole. Effective use of inputs Better cost benefit ratio. Hope for cleaner environment. The technique has crossed the boundaries of project area and is gaining wide spread popularity from farmers across the region.