0603 Reducing Water for Improving the Livelihoods & Ecosystems: Experiences from Mid-Godavari Basin
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Presenter: Biksham Gujja Audience: International Workshop on Rice and Water: Exploring Options for Food Security and Sustainable Environments IRRI, Las Banos Subject Country: India
![Reducing water for improving the livelihoods & ecosystems: Experiences from Mid-Godavari basin [annotated presentation, focusing on SRI] International Workshop on Rice and Water: Exploring Options for Food Security and Sustainable Environments 6-8 March 2006, IRRI, Las Banos, Philippines Dr. Biksham Gujja Policy Advisor, Global Freshwater Programme, WWF-International [email_address] [email_address]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/0603gujja-090803173051-phpapp01/85/0603-Reducing-Water-for-Improving-the-Livelihoods-Ecosystems-Experiences-from-Mid-Godavari-Basin-1-320.jpg)
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0603 Reducing Water for Improving the Livelihoods & Ecosystems: Experiences from Mid-Godavari Basin
- 1. Reducing water for improving the livelihoods & ecosystems: Experiences from Mid-Godavari basin [annotated presentation, focusing on SRI] International Workshop on Rice and Water: Exploring Options for Food Security and Sustainable Environments 6-8 March 2006, IRRI, Las Banos, Philippines Dr. Biksham Gujja Policy Advisor, Global Freshwater Programme, WWF-International [email_address] [email_address]
- 4. DIALOGUE ON WATER, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/dialogue/godavari/
- 9. The WWF-ANGRAU Collaboration – Focus Districts for Evaluation of SRI
- 11. Claims of benefits from SRI: Experience from WWF’s evaluation 1. Less water requirement – about 25% less 2. Less seed – 80-90% less 3. Lesser chemical inputs 4. Soil health improvement through biological activity 5. Reduced duration (by 10 days) 6. Higher yields – of both grain and straw 7. Less chaffy grain % 7. Higher head rice recovery 8. Withstand cyclonic gales 9. Cold tolerance 10. Drought tolerance
- 13. Land preparation
- 14. Marking for wide and regular spacing
- 15. Scooping out 10-day-old seedlings
- 16. Carrying seedlings in a tray
- 17. Single seedling removed with seed and soil clump for transplanting
- 19. Protective irrigation and weeder
- 21. Non-SRI & SRI plant roots
- 22. Intermittent wetting and drying
- 23. Tillering and panicle setting
- 24. SRI plant ready for harvest
- 27. Soil types of farmers’ fields
- 28. Adoption of young seedlings Districts Percentage
- 29. Adoption of appropriate weeding practices Districts Percentage
- 30. Adoption of organic matter application Districts Percentage
- 31. SRI - Water savings Note: Initial water used in land prep, etc. is not considered
- 32. SRI vs. Conventional Rice Yields in Andhra Pradesh (Rabi 2004) Yield (Kg/Ha) Yield (Kg/Ha)
- 33. Mean Yields for SRI and Conventional Rice Compared by District
- 38. Publications
- 39. Media Events
- 43. Date 03-03-06