Experiences of Farmers in India Experiences of Farmers in ... - AgSri
Experiences of Farmers in India Experiences of Farmers in ... - AgSri Experiences of Farmers in India Experiences of Farmers in ... - AgSri
Farmers’ Experiences Comparative study Particulars Operations Cost of cultivation (1 acre) Conventional method (Rs.) SRI method (Rs.) Main field preparation 1,500 1,500 Seeds 390 26 Nursery management 250 100 Transplanting 600 440 Fertilizers 1,500 1,250 Weeding 600 480 Pesticides 360 200 Irrigation labour charges 750 250 Harvesting and Thrashing 650 650 Winnowing 300 300 Transportation charges 800 800 Total 7,700 5,996 Yield and Income Grain yield (t/acre) 1.86 2.59 Price (Rs/q) 680 680 Straw yield (t/acre) 4 4 Price (Rs/q) 300 300 Gross Income 9,768 18,812 Net Income 6,148 12,816 Merugu Narayana with his SRI bounty 7
Assam Anil Changmai Changmai Gohain Gaon, Lahdoigarh Chipahikhola Block Jorhat, Assam Contact: Dr. Pradip Kumar Bora, Scientist (Engg), Department of Agricultural Engineering, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-13, Assam, Ph: 9435361070 Age: 42 years Education: XII pass Occupation(s): Agriculture No. of years in farming: Since childhood Paddy cultivation Of his total land holding of 6 acres, his paddy land is 3.7 acres. He follows rain fed agriculture but has recently constructed a water harvesting structure for supplementary irrigation to rabi crops. His rice crop is still rain fed, but due to the suitable topography he can easily regulate the rain water during rainy season. He uses the following inputs: FYM, Urea, SSP, and MoP. The yields obtained are 6-9 q/acre (traditional variety) and 12-16 q/acre (HYV) SRI adoption Anil Changmai has been told about SRI and handed over a vernacular article on SRI written by Dr. Pradip Kr. Bora of the Assam Agricultural University. He also listened to a radio talk on SRI delivered by Dr. Mohan Sarma and Dr. Pradip Kr. Bora. He tried SRI in the autumn season on his own by taking the variety CV Lachit, but failed due to improper nursery management. After his failed experience, he was then given brief training by Dr. Bora. During kharif 2008, he tried the SRI method taking the variety CV Ranjit under rain fed condition, with proper water regulation in his field on medium-land where productivity does not go beyond 0.6 t/acre. When he transplanted the 10 day-old seedling singly at a spacing of 30 cm X 30 cm, he was ridiculed by all the villagers who passed comments that he had gone insane. He adopted SRI for about 1.5 bighas (about 0.48 acres) of land. The crop is now at maturity stage and he found a number of effective tillers ranging from 32 to 55. He has also undertaken traditional cultivation of Ranjit variety near the SRI field, where the number of tillers have not gone beyond 20. He now proudly displays his SRI field to everybody. Recently, farmers from four villages visited his field during a 8
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Assam<br />
Anil Changmai<br />
Changmai Goha<strong>in</strong> Gaon, Lahdoigarh<br />
Chipahikhola Block<br />
Jorhat, Assam<br />
Contact: Dr. Pradip Kumar Bora,<br />
Scientist (Engg), Department <strong>of</strong><br />
Agricultural Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
Assam Agricultural University,<br />
Jorhat-13, Assam,<br />
Ph: 9435361070<br />
Age: 42 years<br />
Education: XII pass<br />
Occupation(s): Agriculture<br />
No. <strong>of</strong> years <strong>in</strong> farm<strong>in</strong>g: S<strong>in</strong>ce childhood<br />
Paddy cultivation<br />
Of his total land hold<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> 6 acres, his paddy land is 3.7 acres. He follows ra<strong>in</strong><br />
fed agriculture but has recently constructed a water harvest<strong>in</strong>g structure for<br />
supplementary irrigation to rabi crops. His rice crop is still ra<strong>in</strong> fed, but due to the<br />
suitable topography he can easily regulate the ra<strong>in</strong> water dur<strong>in</strong>g ra<strong>in</strong>y season.<br />
He uses the follow<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>puts: FYM, Urea, SSP, and MoP. The yields obta<strong>in</strong>ed are<br />
6-9 q/acre (traditional variety) and 12-16 q/acre (HYV)<br />
SRI adoption<br />
Anil Changmai has been told about SRI and handed over a vernacular article on<br />
SRI written by Dr. Pradip Kr. Bora <strong>of</strong> the Assam Agricultural University. He also<br />
listened to a radio talk on SRI delivered by Dr. Mohan Sarma and Dr. Pradip Kr.<br />
Bora. He tried SRI <strong>in</strong> the autumn season on his own by tak<strong>in</strong>g the variety CV Lachit,<br />
but failed due to improper nursery management. After his failed experience, he was<br />
then given brief tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g by Dr. Bora. Dur<strong>in</strong>g kharif 2008, he tried the SRI method<br />
tak<strong>in</strong>g the variety CV Ranjit under ra<strong>in</strong> fed condition, with proper water regulation <strong>in</strong><br />
his field on medium-land where productivity does not go beyond 0.6 t/acre. When he<br />
transplanted the 10 day-old seedl<strong>in</strong>g s<strong>in</strong>gly at a spac<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> 30 cm X 30 cm, he was<br />
ridiculed by all the villagers who passed comments that he had gone <strong>in</strong>sane.<br />
He adopted SRI for about 1.5 bighas (about 0.48 acres) <strong>of</strong> land. The crop is now<br />
at maturity stage and he found a number <strong>of</strong> effective tillers rang<strong>in</strong>g from 32 to 55.<br />
He has also undertaken traditional cultivation <strong>of</strong> Ranjit variety near the SRI field,<br />
where the number <strong>of</strong> tillers have not gone beyond 20. He now proudly displays his<br />
SRI field to everybody. Recently, farmers from four villages visited his field dur<strong>in</strong>g a<br />
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