- Pragati is a non-profit organization established in 1992 in Koraput, Odisha, India to address issues of poverty, hunger, and exploitation.
- It promotes sustainable agriculture practices like System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and organic farming to improve food security and livelihoods for small and marginal farmers.
- Through training programs and farmer field schools, Pragati has helped scale up organic SRI to over 6,800 farmers cultivating 4,758 acres across 213 villages in Koraput district. This has increased yields while reducing costs, chemical use, and women's labor.
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Title: The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in the Context of ‘Sustainable Crop Production Intensification’ and Adaptation to Climate Change
Presenter: Norman Uphoff
Presented at the FAO's Asia Regional Office
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Presented by Katono Ouma on behalf of Jonas BavugamenshiNational Coordinator of Union of Rice Cooperatives (UCORIRWA)
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In our internship time we were doing a study about the diagnostic study of farmers producers organization in Holalkere taluk, Chitraradurga District, karnataka state, India under the NGO og MYRADA. In this PPT, we find out the possibility of formation a FPO(Farmers Producers Organization) in assignment area........
Institute: People's Science Institute, Dehradun
Audience: 3rd National SRI Symposium,
TNAU, Coimbatore, India
Subject Country: Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, India
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2. Year of Establishment: 26th
January 1992
VISION:
To build a self-reliant society, free from
hunger and exploitation, where everyone
irrespective of caste, creed, sex or language
have right to dignified means of livelihood and
through collective action ensure socio-economic
justice and ecological balance.
Operational Area :
Koraput District in Odisha State
Our Programme ThemesOur Programme Themes :
• Formation and Empowerment of People’s Organizations
• Ensure food security through Natural Resource Management
• Sustainable Agriculture through organic practices & SRI
• Disaster Risk Reduction
• Women Empowerment
Introducing Pragati
3. • A farmer with only 0.5 acre
land
• Started SRI in 2008
• Now able to ensure food
security for the whole year
• A messenger of SRI- scaling
up to the whole village
Organic SRI- Towards Food Security of Small Farm holders
PRAGATI,KORAPUT
EXPERIENCES IN
SCALE UP OF
ORGANIC
SRI
4. • Small and marginal farmers with less than 1 ha land
holdings.
• Lack of adequate suitable land for rice cultivation.
• Food insecurity & Need to increase productivity
• Low per capita income- 83 % below the poverty line
• The shortage of water (climate change)-Need to consider
water saving alternatives
• Need of reducing use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
Rationale for Introducing Organic SRI in Koraput Context
6. SRI COVERAGE AREA
SRI-Coverage Area
13 Blocks of Koraput District
Panchayats : 44
Villages : 213
Farmers : 6831
Area in acres : 4758
TRIBE
Boriguma
A U S
Dasmanthpur
SEARCH
Boipariguda
BKS
Boipariguda
WORD
Laxmipur
R A D
Bandhugam
G J S
Pottangi
PRASTUTEE
Pottangi
SAHARA
Semiliguda
PRAGATI
Koraput
ODISA
Lamtaput
AFRD
Boriguma
Jaibik SRI
Samaj
7. • Village meetings, Trainings & Formation of Farmers Clubs
• Networking with NGOs
• Use of ICT through production and dissemination of videos
• District level SRI Symposiums, Demonstration festivals
• Dissemination through Literatures, Greeting cards, posters, wall
paintings
• Demonstrations and cross learning exposures
• On farm & Action Research
• Media interface
• Awarding successful farmers.
Scale up & Extension Strategy
8. • 6831 Farmers adopting SRI in 4758 acres of land (Average0.7acre )
• Average increase in household food security( 4-5 months).
• 67 indigenous seed varieties conserved and replicated.
• Crop intensification method applied to Ragi, Sugarcane and vegetables.
• 176 Farmers clubs established with 6643 SRI adopting farmers.
• Convergence with Govt. Schemes/ATMA,NABARD for SRI Village and
scale up.
• Reduced use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides.
• Reduced drudgery of women.
Achievements & Impact
14. • Total farmers involved -21
• Total plots - 123
• Total Area - 4 acres
• Aspects
1. Nutrient Management (NM) (organic/Chemical)
2. Age of seedling (AS) (0,8,12,16,20,25 )
3. Variety Response (VR) (Local, HYV, Hybrid, Aromatic)
4. Spacing (4,6,8,9,10,12 inch)
5. Spacing (S) X Age of seedling (AOS)
6.Direct seeded
Tribal farmers in SRI Research
15. • The Govt. has introduced line sowing method which provides seed support to
farmers along with package of chemical fertilizers and pesticides- the same
strategy can be promoted for SRI.
• State level pressure Group required for policy change.
Challenges
Learning
Recommendations –suggestions
• Climate Change/ Erratic rainfall- Slowing the Scale up rate.
• Promotion of hybrid seeds, Line sowing and chemical use campaigning by
Govt .
• Convergence with Govt. scheme.
• Local seed varieties need to be conserved and replicated
• Farmers need training and input support for organic practices.
• Cadre building of farmers .
16. • Emphasis on replication of Crop
Intensification method in Ragi and other
crops
• Promotion of cadre of service providers
• Replication of indigenous seed varieties
• Promotion & up scaling of organic practices
• Marketing promotion of organic produces.
Way forward……
17. Thanks
Let us join hands forLet us join hands for
the cause of food securitythe cause of food security