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
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<strong>Farmers</strong>’ <strong>Experiences</strong><br />
Benefits<br />
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Benefits <strong>of</strong> SRI are many accord<strong>in</strong>g to Amar S<strong>in</strong>gh, beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g with very low seed<br />
requirement and plant<strong>in</strong>g with less number <strong>of</strong> man days, mak<strong>in</strong>g it possible to<br />
do transplant<strong>in</strong>g gradually with family labours alone.<br />
Due to Weeder, labour requirement is taken care only with family members.<br />
When each farmer learns to use weeders, labour shar<strong>in</strong>g is possible to make<br />
weed<strong>in</strong>g more efficient and timely.<br />
More paddy yield along with more than double straw yield compared to<br />
conventional method. Sav<strong>in</strong>gs on chemical fertilizers and better quality rice for<br />
consumption. Variety be<strong>in</strong>g superf<strong>in</strong>e, it will fetch very good market price.<br />
Constra<strong>in</strong>ts <strong>in</strong> adoption<br />
<br />
The crop was uneven due to lack <strong>of</strong> complete level<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> plot.<br />
Lessons learnt<br />
<br />
New method <strong>of</strong> transplant<strong>in</strong>g and weed<strong>in</strong>g is learnt.<br />
Amar S<strong>in</strong>gh <strong>in</strong> his SRI field<br />
planted with DRK variety.<br />
A bumper crop<br />
<strong>of</strong> DRK variety<br />
with a potential<br />
<strong>of</strong> 3.5 to 4 t/acre<br />
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