Beyond Boundaries: Leveraging No-Code Solutions for Industry Innovation
RGVN Assam 2011
1. Promotion of SRI
Supported by
SDTT (Sir Dorabji Tata Trust,Mumbai)
Project area: Assam(8 districts)
Project period : April,2010 to March,2011
Fund allocation: Rs. 38.58 lakh
RGVN’s partner NGOs : 8 nos
2. Objective of the project
The intention of the project was to render technical
support and demonstration to the small and marginal
farmers about SRI and thereby to attain the sustainable
livelihood.
The main objective of the project was
To increase the food grain production of the state,
Adoption of SRI by at least 8000 farmers in 8 districts of Assam,
Demonstrative effect to other farmers of the locality,
Influence state agricultural policy for promoting the extension of
the SRI technique,
Attract probable stakeholders for promotion of SRI,
3. TARGET FOR THE FY 2010-11
District to be covered - 8
No. of Farmers - 8000
Area coverage - 10000 Bighas
or
3311 Acres
4. STRATEGY ADOPTED
Selected one partner NGO in each district
Selected two master trainers in each district
Organize TOT for master trainers
Selection of farmers with the help of master trainers and NGO partners
Training and capacity building of farmers
Targeted at least 1500 farmers in each district
Collaborated with line department through district level SRI meet
5. Paddy seasons in Assam
In Assam farmers cultivate -
Kharif paddy -June/July to Dec/January
Summer Paddy I & II– Nov/Dec to
April/May
6. Season- wise target and Achieved (2010-11)
Season Target Achieved
No. of land No. of land
farmers coverage farmers coverage
(Acres) (Acres)
Kharif 2000 700 2070 766
Paddy
Summer 6000 2611 - -
Paddy I & II
7. Yield in Kharif Paddy(2010-11)
Variety Fertilizer Previous SRI yield
used Used Traditional in qtls
yield per
Bigha in qtls
Local/ Organic & 5.70 10.17
HYV/Hybri inorganic
d
8. Collaborations
Satisfactory collaborations from Agriculture
department, KVK etc.
NABARD initiative to promote SRI in seven
districts of Assam
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd,
Meghalaya come forward for SRI promotion
9. Fund support apart from SDTT
NABARD RO : Rs.17.12 lakh each for
Guwahati three districts for the FY
2010-13
POWER GRID: Committed 5.69 lakh for
Corporation of one district in FY 2010-11
India Ltd.
10. OBSERVATIONS
Farmers pre-conceived mindset hinders
the progress
Dependency habit of farmers towards
government programmes
Farmers preference to traditional system
Hardly follow up of 6 principles of SRI
11. OBSERVATIONS cont…
Inadequate irrigation system
Unable to access credit by small and marginal
farmers
Overdependence of farmers on informal credit
mechanism
Intend to cultivate through Hybrid variety of paddy
with excessive inorganic fertilizer use
Not matching of extension mechanism to tentative
target and fund flow
12. Future Course of Action
Year Districts Tar Get
coverage No. of Area in
Farmers Acres
2011-12 10
13. Programme findings
The key findings of the projects are as follows –
SRI could be a right option for the farmers to increase their
production in food grain.
Methods of irrigation are to be improved. There is plenty of water
in Assam but management of the available water resource is to be
done properly specially in Sali crop.
SRI is better in Boro and early Ahu provided by irrigation
facilities, because though we have sufficient rain water we cannot
manage it when and where needed in Sali season.
Farmers need some sort of support in terms of bio fertilizer, bio
pesticides & their appliances etc.
