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Farmers’ Experiences
Taro Devi
Sumankyari
Tehri Garhwal
Uttarakhand
Contact: Mr.Debashish,
Director (CPWD),
People Science Institute,
Deharadun, Uttarakhand.
Ph: 9897080579
Age: 80 years
Education: Illiterate
Family size: Eight
Occupation(s): Agriculture
No. of years in farming:
Since childhood
Paddy cultivation
Of the total 40 nali i.e. 2 acres (1 nali = 200 sq m) of agriculture land that she owns,
the extent of paddy land is 10 nali, i.e. 0.5 acre. She relies on the irrigation channel
or Guhl and uses the implements like plough, spade, and applies cow-dung, Urea
and DAP in her field. The yield obtained by the flooding method is 102 kg/ nali (20.4
q/acre).
SRI adoption
Sarla Devi learnt about SRI through an organization called the Garhwal Vikas
Kendra (GVK), Nainbag, Uttarakhand, which is a partner organization of the Peoples’
Science Institute (PSI), Dehradun. She adopted SRI in 2007, receiving guidance
and training from GVK.
Particulars 2007 2008
Area under SRI 0.5 nali (0.025 acre) 1 nali (0.05 acre)
Seasons kharif kharif
Variety Local Local
Inputs
Practices
Implements availability
and usage
Panchgavya,
Amaritjal, Matka Khad,
Vermicompost
All practices, weeder used
thrice
Weeder and Marker,
availed by GVK
Panchgavya,
Amaritjal, Matka Khad,
Vermicompost
All practices, weeder
used thrice
Weeder and Marker,
availed by GVK
Yield 114 kg/nali (22.8 q/acre) 144 kg/nali (28.8 q/acre)
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