The document discusses the Promotion of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) project in the Lower Brahmaputra Valley Zone of Assam, India. It provides details on the project area characteristics, outreach of SRI from 2009-2012, analysis of SRI implementation in 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 seasons, productivity levels achieved, awareness generation activities, and field level support provided. The key highlights are: SRI was implemented across 5 districts in 2011-2012 season reaching 1447 families cultivating 198 hectares of land, with 78% of families achieving productivity between 3.5-5 tons/hectare. Awareness training and workshops were conducted with farmers and stakeholders.

1. Parag Boruah
For the
SRI Partners’ Meet, Bodh Gaya
January 23-25, 2012

2. AREA UNDER PROMOTION OF SRI

3. FEATURES OF THE PROJECT AREA
 Comes under Lower Brahmaputra Valley Zone(LBVZ)
Characterized by-
 endemic poverty,
 high concentration of Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes
and Other Backward Classes
 Mixed community and intra community tension
 Agriculture is the main livelihoods characterised by low
productivity due to low adaptation of technologies
 High rain-fall and vulnerability to risk due to climate change
and other natural calamities like flood
 Poor irrigation facility and infrastructure
 Majority of farmers are small and marginal
 Average productivity of paddy is 1.6 T/H

5. Outreach of SRI
Year No. of Districts Families Area(Ha)
2009-10 3 706 113.3
2010-11 2 602 107.05
2011-12 5 1447 198
(upto Oct 2011)

6. Analysis of SRI-2010-11(Kharif)
Type of Villages No. of Numbers of farmers
Villag
es
New Old Total
Old Village with no new addition of farmers 10 0 44 44
Old villages with new addition of farmers 11 31 50 81
New villages 33 93 0 93
Total 53 124 94 208

7. Review of SRI 2011-12(Kharif)
Particulars Plan (July’11 –June’12) Achievement(Kharif’11)
Number of Districts 5 5
Villages 280 143
NGOs involved 5 5
Families 5298 1447
Coverage(Ha) 690 198.7
Average area per family 0.13 0.13

8. Analysis of SRI-Kharif 2011
 Could reached to 62% targeted families(of 2300)
Reason behind the low coverage are-
 Monsoon irregularities in kharif season
 Low coverage of two partner NGOs- ASC and GVM

9. Analysis of Productivity(Kharif’11)
Productivity Range(T/Ha) No. of families % of Families
>8 0 0
5-8 11 4
3.5-5 214 78
Up to 3.5 50 18
Total 275 100

10. Awareness Generation on SRI
Awareness training at field level by film shows

11. Awareness Generation with different stakeholders by organising workshop

13. Field Level Support

14. SRI-Farmers with his paddy crop

15. Comparing SRI with Traditional paddy