This document summarizes the activities and outcomes of a project promoting Sustainable Rice Intensification (SRI) and organic farming. It shows that between 2008-2013, the number of farmers adopting SRI and the area of land under SRI cultivation increased each year. Key activities included training farmers, providing organic inputs, and demonstrations of techniques like seed treatment and spacing. Positive outcomes were increased yields, reduced costs, and less dependence on chemical pesticides and fertilizers. Issues faced included government policies prioritizing conventional farming. The project demonstrated SRI as a more profitable and sustainable alternative.

1. CARR
GOPAPUR , BARAMBA , CUTTACK
Welcome
to
CARR
for a brief presentation
on
SRI & Sustainable agriculture
SDTT
MUMBAI
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2. Particulars 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
Proposed Achieved Proposed Achieved Proposed Achieved Proposed Achieved Proposed Achieved
No. of
Block
02 02 02 02 04 04 05 05 05 05
No. of G.P 08 08 10 10 29 32 35 41 50 43
No. of
Village
30 30 41 41 80 75 107 107 150 100
No. of
farmer
covered
298 295 307 358 1500 858 3000 2163 4000 3160
Land (in
acre)
88 86.24 263 221.58 1263 606.35 1200 1799.32 2000 2619.40
SRI coverage (2008-13)

3. SRI coverage (2013-14)
Particulars Kharif Rabi
Proposed Achieved Proposed Achieved
No. of Block 05 05 03 03
No. of G.P 42 42 08 10
No. of Village 135 129 15 20
No. of farmer
covered
4700 5130 700 847
Land (in acre) 3000 3770.90 500 712.20
Total SRI Coverage in Kharif & Rabi-4483.10 acre
Total farmers covered in Kharif & Rabi-5977 nos.

4. Project
outreach
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
Proposed Land Achieved Land Proposed
Farmer
Achieved
Farmer
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
88
263
1263
1200
2000
86.24
230.58
606.35
1799.32
2619.40
4000
3000
1500
307298 295
858
2163
358
3160
3500
4483.10
5400
5977

5. Six principles of SRI
Two kg.seeds per acre
 Young seedling of 8 to 12 days
 spacing maintenance of 10” x10”
 Alternative & alternative watering &
draining
 Encouraging organic inputs
 Using Mandwa weeder in every 10-
15 days duration up to 3-4 times

6. Activities under taken
 Village meeting & awareness generation
 Promotion of SRI paddy cultivation
 Input support :- green manuring, Organic manure, weeders, markers
 TOT for staffs & village Cadre Builders
 Capacity building training to farmers
 Farmers sensitization programme like :– wall painting, cultural show, video show,
campaign in favour of organic agriculture.
 Village level organic pest management training Programme
 Organize media consultation
 SRI Exhibition in local & Govt. organised festivals
 Exposure of farmers
 Community nursery raising

7. Achievement & Outcome
 2100 farmers of 36 new villages aware about SRI.
 23 no's of village meeting in new village of 5 blocks.
 5977 farmers adopted SRI in 4483.10 acres in Kharif Rabi season.
 2851 nos old farmers & 2279 nos new farmers
 152 farmers trained in 6 no's of training programme.
 183 farmers used 56 qntl.Vermi-compost in SRI.
 117 farmers prepared & used organic manure in 87 acres.
 Seed treatment campaign in 21 villages of 5 block.
 25 no's Wall painting in different village of Atthagarh,Tigiria & Banki block.
 149 no's mandwa weeder & 16 no's markers provided to farmers.
 3800 farmers have been knowing difference between SRI & non SRI by SRI
exhibition.

8. Implementation and Monitoring system developed
Staffing Pattern: The project was carried out using a 4 tiered structure of personnel. CARR utilized
the services of
Project Coordinator (1)
Zonal Coordinators at the Block Level (4)
Community Organizers at the Gram Panchayat Level (10)
Volunteers at Field Level (20)
Reporting Procedure:
Secretary
Project co-ordinatior
Zonal co-ordinator
Community Organiser
Volunteer

9. Awareness Programme
Chakamunda village of
Narasinghpur Block
Gobardhanpur
village of
Baramba Block
Wall Painting

10. Seed Treatment Training programme at Indipur
village of Athagarh Block by Mr.Pradip
Ku.Beura,AAO of Athagarh Block
Training programme at Kalamatia village of
Narasinghpur Block by
Mr. Bijay Ketan Sahoo, Argonomist of Athagarh Block.
Pest attack Training programme at
Gobardhanpur Village of Baramba Block by
Mr. Sibmangal Prasad,KVK scientist of
Cuttack.

11. Raising Nursery bed & Transporting for
transplanting
Panchhanan Nayak
village of Kalamatia
Weeding by Mandwa
Weeder in their SRI
field

12. Natural system for pest & weed management

13. IMPORTANT EVENTS FOR UP SCALING SRI
Observation of Akshya Trutia by
Mr.Paramananda Sethi,Block
Chairman of Baramba Block
SRI exhibition at Sagar Village
inaugurated by Mr. Debi Prasad
Mishra,Honourable Minister of
Agriculture,Animal Husbandry
Govt of Odisha

14. Visitors
Mr.Kulamani Barik,AAO,Narasinghpur
Block visit to Badhia village & discussed
with farmers
Mr.Ashutosh Pal,Programme
manager, LIVOLINK
Foundation,BBSR Visit to
Baramba SRI field.
Mr.Sunil Kumar Mishra,AGM
NABARD,Cuttack visit to
Gopalpur village & discussed
with farmers

15. Visitors
Visit of DAO ASKA with their
team of Ganjam District in SRI
field of Narasinghpur Block
Visit of all PRI
members with
their team of
Cuttack District

16. Crop cutting & yielding 5mtr to 5mtr….
Mr.Subash Ku.Sahoo,Statitical
Officer of Baramba measurement
in 5m to 5m in SRI field
Crop cutting yielding (5m to 5m)
42qntl per hector Umesh Ch.Rana
village of Deuli of Baramba block.
Exposure visit to Jagruti Mahila
MahaSangha,Gobindapur,of Dhenkanal Dist to our SRI
field & Discussed with farmers of Kalamatia village

17. Comparative study between SRI & Conventional Method
S.No Particulars Conventional Method SRI Method
1 Seed 40 kg x 10.00 =400.00 4 kg x 10.00 =40.00
2 Nursery raising( Ploughing + labour) Rs.400.00 + 150.00 =550.00 1 x 150.00 =150.00
3 Field Preparation(Ploughing cost x
Labour)
Rs.400.00 x 6 =2400.00 Rs.400.00 x 6 =2400.00
4 Ploughing
5 Weeding 150.00 x 20 =3000.00 150.00 x 12 =1800.00
6 Irrigation
7 Fertilizer Rs.1350.00 Rs.700.00 +
Rs.150.00(Jibamruta)=880.00
8 Plant protection chemical Rs.300.00 Rs.100.00
9 Harvesting. Thrashing & transportation Rs.4500.00 Rs.4500.00
Total Investment Rs.12,500.00 Rs.9,870.00
B. Yield and Income
1 Grain Yield (q/ac) 18 qntl 24 qntl
2 Straw Yield(q/ac) 32 qntl 36 qntl
3 Income from grain(@Rs.1250/q) Rs.22,500 Rs.30,000
4 Income from straw (@Rs.100/q) Rs.3200.00 Rs.3600.00
5 Gross income (Rs.) Rs.25,700.00 Rs.33,600.00
6 Net Income (Rs) Rs.13,200.00 Rs.23,730.00
7
Cost of production (Rs/qntl. of grain)
694 411

18. Spacing of Young seedlings in other crops
Inter cropping of Green gram in
onion field with spacing system
Inter cropping of SSI in Dhania
field with spacing system
Inter
cropping
of sweet
fibre in
onion
field with
spacing
system

19. Cropping of Green gram &
Bitter guard in spacing system

20. System Of Sugarcane Intensification
Buds Collection & treatment through organic pesticides

21. Nursery bed preparation

22. SSI in Gobardhanpur Village of
Baramba Block
SSI in Mangarajpur Village of
Baramba Block

23. SDTT-SRI programme 2009-13
Issues
 Convergence with mainstream agency
 Line transplantation sponsored by Govt.
 Skilled labour
Lack of appropriate in marking before transplantation in different environment.
 Irregular monsoon
 Govt.faulty policy
 Weeding
 Cattle population
 Marketing

24. Learning's
 Less investment and more production
 Appropriate technology for weed control
 Application of inorganic is reducing
 Production of pul
 Harvestation is intensified
 Pest insect/rat control is easy
SRI technology is more appropriate for other crops (Ragi,vegetables,pulses etc)
 Mass awareness on SRI
 Sponsorship to organic SRI
 Market linkage to organic SRI paddy
 Encourage learning system among partners
Suggestions/Recommendations