This document provides an overview and assessment of a sustainable agriculture program conducted from 2012-2013 in Cuttack, India. It summarizes the program's activities and outputs, including training over 3,000 farmers in sustainable rice (SRI) and organic farming techniques. Key impacts included increased crop yields of 25-50% using SRI methods and improvements in food security, income, and children's education for participating farmers. The program utilized a staff structure across multiple levels to implement, monitor, and report on activities in 5 blocks and 43 villages. Overall, the program achieved its targets for farmer training and land coverage using sustainable methods. Lessons learned include benefits of lower investment and higher production using SRI, as well as opportunities to

1. CARR
GOPAPUR , BARAMBA , CUTTACK
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to
CARR
for a brief presentation
on
SRI & Sustainable agriculture
SDTT
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2. Overall Assessment of the programme (2012-13)
Sl.No Activities Planned Outputs
1 TOTs for local resource Persons 115nos of farmers were trained in 10 no's of TOT programmes.
2
Training to farmers on SRI technique
and exposure visits organized
85 nos of farmers could know about the SRI technique .
3 Providing need based support to the
farmers
132 no's mandwa weeder supplied to farmers
4 Formation and strengthening of
farmers groups/clubs
51 no's of farmers club formed in 43 villages .
5 District /Block level workshop on SRI 1050 no's farmers get together in 1 nos of District level & 3nos of
block level workshop.
6 Exposure Visit 152 no's farmers exposure visit on SRI & organic farming
7 Incremental Crop yield (q/ac) against
traditional
Traditional method 18Qntl per acre(45Qntl per Ha.)
SRI method 25 Qntl per acre (62.5 Qntl per Ha.)

3. Overall impact of the Programme
Impact on cropping pattern:
High yield and high breed paddy is being multiplied 25% to 50% as per the land variety (70
Qntl. Per Hactor)
 Indigenous varieties paddy is being multiplied to 20% to 35% as per the land variety (60
Qntl.per Hactor)
Although the paddy production is decreasing in indigenous variety but it compensates
through additional production of large scale straw used for roofing and fodder purpose.
 Organic SRI does not affect the land & environment.
 SRI method is also applicable to other crops like (Ragi,wheet,vegetable & others)

4. Impact on socio-economic status
of the beneficiaries:
 Food security among the marginal and small farmers have been increased
(Badakambilo G.P)
 The land less people through share cropping are self sufficient in food arrangement
and sale the additional paddy through which they save Rs.10,000/-to Rs. 12,000/-per year
out of 2 to 3 acres of land.
 The tribal G.P Badakambilo is able to send their eligible children to high school which is
opened in the year 2011-12 .
 Change is visualized in farmers housing structures.

5. 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 (8)
Volunteers at Field Level (20)
Reporting Procedure:
Secretary
Project co-ordinator
Zonal co-ordinator
Community Organizer
Volunteer

6. Particulars 2012-13
Proposed Achieved
No. of Block 05 05
No. of G.P 50 43
No. of Village 150 100
No. of farmer covered 4000 3160
Land (in acre) 2000 2619.40
SRI coverage (Block,G.P,Village,farmer & Land)

7. Sl.
No
Name of
the
Block
No.
Of
G.P
No. Of
Village
No. Of
Farmer
Land in
acre
MF SF MED.F BF ST SC GC OBC
1 Baramba 14 42 2085 1869.64 1581 391 94 19 306 342 81 1356
2 N.S.Pur 10 18 480 347.90 385 86 08 01 73 65 18 324
3 Athagarh 13 31 485 300.50 256 157 63 09 0 23 14 448
4 Tigiria 04 07 102 96.16 74 22 06 0 0 21 11 70
5 Banki 02 02 08 05.20 05 03 0 0 0 04 0 04
05 43 100 3160 2619.40 2301 659 171 29 379 455 124 2202
Block wise achieved farmers details under SDTT (2012-13)

8. 0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
Land Farmers
Proposed
Achieved

9. Awareness Programme
Koranga village of
Athagarh Block
Nuamangarajpur village
of Baramba Block
Sudarsanpur village
of Tigiria Block

10. Awareness Programme
Farmers sensitization
programme through
leaf let distribution
Wall painting
Cultural show

11. Seed treatment campaign
Chakamunda village of
Narasinghpur Block
Kharod village of
Baramba Block
Achalakot village of
Tigiria Block
Bindhanima village of
Tigiria Block

12. Glyricidia nursery raising in 12 village of Baramba & Narasinghpur
Block by Progressive Farmer
Ratapat village of
Baramba Block
Gobardhanpur village of
Baramba Block
Farmers cultivated dhanicha seed for seed purpose

13. Training programme at Mangarajpur village
of Baramba Block by progressive farmer
Training programme at Jodumu village of Narasinghpur
Block by
Mr. Subrat Ku. Padhi, Argonomist of Banki Agri.Office.
Training programme at Kalibir village of
Tigiria Block by
Mr. Subrat Ku. Padhi, Argonomist of Banki
Agri.Office.

14. Organic Pesticides & manure preparation & Utilization of their land

15. Vermi compost preparation by
Mangarajpur and Kuanl villagers.

16. Raising Nursery bed & Transporting for transplanting

17. Transplantation & Weeding by mandwa weeder

18. IMPORTANT EVENTS FOR UP SCALING SRI
Observation of Akshya Trutia at Khairapanga village
of Baramba Block

19. SRI exhibition
SRI exhibition at
Bhattarika mahosthav
inaugurated by Mrs Dolly
Sahoo,President of zilla
parisad of Cuttack
District
SRI exhibition
at
Athagarh
SRI exhibition at OUAT ,Bhubaneswar

20. Farmers interaction with political leaders,
Agr. Dept. officers, Scientiests and others.
State Agr. Minister Mr. Deviprasad Mishra address the farmers.

21. Farmers interaction with policy makers.

22. • Farmers are being felicitated by Agr. Minister.

23. A booklet on SRI achievement is being inaugurated by Minister, vice
Chairman Cuttack, DDA, Cuttack, Proff. B K Sahoo, OUAT,Bhubaneswar.

24. Felicitation to DDA, Cuttack, by the Agr.
Minister

25. Visitors
Visit of Dist.Agri.officer
of ASKA, Ganjam with
their team.
Visit of 35 nos of Cuttack zilla
parisad members accompanied by
DDA Cuttack and Reporters to see
SRI in Baramba and Narasingh pur
Block.
Visit of TRIPTI partners
with their team through
LIVOLINK
Foundation,BBSR
Visit of Mr.Kiran Padale,SDTT
Mumbai and others to
Tentuliragadi village.

26. Cropcutting & yielding 5mtr to 5mtr….

27. Crop cutting yielding (5m x5m)
Sl.
No
Name of the
farmer
Village G.P Block Variety SRI
Land
Yield in K.G
(5m x5m)
Total yield
in Acre
(In qntl)
1 Hadibandhu
Mohanty
Parajapada Parajapada Baramba Tamilnadu 0.60 12.750 20.400
2 Umesh Rana Deuli Parajapada Baramba Swarna 0.44 15.900 25.400
3 Bairagi Behera Madhuban Koleswar Baramba Mesha 0.96 13.000 20.800
4 Chaitanya
Muduli
Mangarajpur Mangarajpur Baramba Sahabhagi 1.60 12.500 20.000
5 Bimal Naik Joypur Badabhuin N.S.Pur Akashmalli 1.50 19.680 31.480
6 Padma Adhikari Sagar Sagar N.S.Pur Baikani 0.72 16.150 25.840

28. SRI in other crops
Inter cropping of Green gram in
onion field with spacing system at
Purussottampur, Narasinghpur.

29. SRI in other crops
Inter cropping of SSI in Dhania field AT
Mangaraj pur, Baramba Block.

30. SRI in other crops
Inter cropping of sweet fibre in
onion field with spacing system

31. SRI in mung(pulses) crop

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

33. Nursery bed preparation

34. SSI in Gobardhanpur Village of Baramba Block

35. SSI in Nuamangarajpur Village of Baramba Block after
35 days of Transplantation.

36. SSI in Mangarajpur Village of Baramba Block after 50
days of Transplantation.

37. SDTT-SRI programme 2009-12
Issues
 Convergence with mainstream agency
 Line transplantation sponsored by Govt.
 Skilled labour
Lack of appropriate mechanism in marking before transplantation in different
environment.
 Irregular monsoon
 Govt.faulty policy
 Weeding
 Cattle population

38. Learning's
 Less investment and more production.
 Appropriate technology for weed control.
 Application of inorganic is reducing.
 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.
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