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- 1. Promotion of SRIfor food security of Marginal farmers Project supported by JTT, Mumbai Grameen Sahara (In Support of Sustainable Livelihood) Grameen Sahara
- 2. Why SRI project •To build awareness among farmers, increase information and knowledge base about SRI practices, its benefits etc; • To encourage farmers to adopt the SRI principles / technique in other crops. Grameen Sahara
- 3. Achieving • Enhanced yieldwhich in turn would lead to enhanced food security and increased income; • Improved Social status and equity of target farmers; • Mobilized government support influencing the government institutions and policies. Grameen Sahara
- 4. Through • Enhancing Productivity; •Ensuring regular cash flows; • Encouraging maintenance of land quality; • Ensuring availability of quality seeds/saplings locally; • Building community institutions; • Organizing them for increased bargaining power of farmers; • Access to markets; Grameen Sahara
- 5. Geography 50 villagesfrom 4 C.D. blocks (Rangjuli, Kushdhowa, Matia and Krishnai) under Goalpara district of Assam 5000 farmers in three years time (2000 in the first year). Grameen Sahara Rabha tribe - Year-1 Year-2 (New) Year-3 Total Bodo 100 150 100 350 Garo 75 150 200 425 Rabha 650 600 200 1450 OBC 250 200 200 650 General 75 200 100 375 Muslim Minority 850 700 200 1750 Total 2000 2000 1000 5000
- 6. Demography One of thedisturbed areas in Assam – RHAC demand movement resulting political problem – Communal tensions between Rabha tribe and Muslim community – Communal tensions between Rabha and Garo tribe – One of the poorest districts in Assam – High potential agriculture area Grameen Sahara
- 7. Extension & Promotionof SRI • Awareness and Community Mobilization; • Village and Household survey; • Motivation campaign; • Formation of Farmers' Group; • Group wise training on the principles of SRI; • Simple marker making locally; • Production of compost manure using EM technology; • Documentation – farmers’ profile, MIS, Video Recording, etc. • Visit of non SRI farmers and officials from State Agriculture Dept and Reporters from various Printing and Electronic Media Grameen Sahara
- 8. Coordination & monitoringmechanism Regular field visit of FE and PC • Weekly group Meeting of farmers & GFEWs; • Regular Meeting of Project Executive and GFEWs) Project Coordinator & the Project Executives; • Fortnightly Meeting of Project Head, Project Coordinator and Project Executives • Monthly Meeting of CEO, Project Head, Project Coordinator and Project Executives • Monthly reporting by the GEWs and FEWs on prescribed format Grameen Sahara
- 9. Present Status (SRI) Blockwise number of villages, farmers and farmers groups Sl. No Block Name No. of Village identified No. of Farmer already identified Farmers’ Group 1 KUSHDHOWA 22 605 8 2 MATIA 11 714 7 3 RONGJULI 13 628 8 4 KRISHNAI 7 503 5 Total 4 53 2450 28 Grameen Sahara
- 10. Sl. No YearTotal Targeted (New) % of achievement 1 2008-09 77 125 61.6 2 2009-10 240 265 90.56 3 2010-11 450 628 71.65 4 2011-12 700 870 80.45 5 2012-13 2000 2101 95.19 Total 2013-14 1530 2000 76.5 Outreach of SRI (Paddy) Grameen Sahara
- 11. Indicators SRI NonSRI Average no of tillers/hill 50 23 Average plant height(ft) 3.5 3 Average no of productive tillers/hill 32 12 Average length of the panicle(cm) 9 6 Average no. of filled grains/panicle 305 142 Chaffy grains/panicle 7 15 Weight of 1000 grains(test weight) in grams 30 27 Total grain yield in Kg/Acr. 2460 1620 Characters at Maturity Grameen Sahara
- 12. Number of farmersadopting paddy and other crops using SRI Principles Block Winter paddy Rabi crops Summer crops Total KUSHDHOWA 400 80 125 605 MATIA 380 95 239 714 RONGJULI 400 85 143 628 KRISHNAI 350 90 063 503 total 1530 350 570 2450 Grameen Sahara
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- 14. Crops in SRIfields Grameen Sahara
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- 16. Sri Amiya Kr.Das Grameen Sahara