The SDTT-SRI program in India has expanded significantly since 2006-07, growing from 2 states and 11,000 farmers to 11 states, 127 partners, and over 1 million farmers by 2011-12. The program aims to promote SRI cultivation techniques among small and marginal farmers through demonstrations and training local experts. It has increased the average land coverage per farmer using SRI from 0.22 acres in 2008-09 to 0.35 acres in 2011-12. Adoption of SRI has led to increased yields for farmers, with one farmer seeing a 105 kg increase on 0.1 acres in the first year and 230 kg more on 0.2 acres the second year, translating to over 2 months of additional

1. Progress and Achievements Under
SDTT-SRI program
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2. Program Objective
 Emphasizing on small and marginal farmers
mainly in rainfed, hilly, mountainous and
undulating areas
 Demonstration at the state level upto a
reasonable scale to establish SRI as a means to
attain household food security
 Creating a cadre of well trained experts on SRI
 Policy advocacy in state level so as to facilitate
mainstreaming SRI
 Interaction amongst different players
 Promoting innovations in SRI

3. Program Coverage
Sl. 2011-12
Particulars 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
No (Kharif)
1 States Covered 2 7 8 10 11 11
2 Districts Covered 14 18 82 104 109 94
3 No of Partners 2 5 127 161 143 127
4 No of Farmers 11,000 14,000 37,000 65,043 90,436 1,09,996
5 Total Area in Acre 8,140 21,544 27,184 38,206
Avg area
6 coverage(Acre) 0.22 0.33 0.3 0.35

4. OUTREACH OF SDTT-SRI PROGRAM
A. Year wise Farmers Coverage

6. B. Geographical Outreach

10. Concern
New method Cultivation year First year Second year
Total land under SRI 4 gontha= 0.1 acre 8 gontha=0.2 acre
Yield in conventional method 150 kg from 4 300 Kg
guntha
yield under SRI 255 kg 530 Kg
Additional yield 105 kg 230Kg
Conversion to rice in kg 73.5 161 Kg
Rice consumption per day 3 kg 3 kg
Additional days security in term of 24 days 54 days
rice consumption

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