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Himachal Pradesh
Saraswati Devi
Duhak Dharyniara
Kangra
Himachal Pradesh
Contact: Mr.Debashish,
Director (CPWD), People
Science Institute,
Deharadun, Uttarakhand,
Ph: 9897080579
Age: 73 years
Education: Illiterate
Family size: Five
Occupation (s): Agriculture
No. of years in farming: 40
Paddy cultivation
Of the total 4.5 karnal, i.e. 0.45 acre (1 karnal = 400 sq m) of agriculture land that
she owns, the extent of paddy land is 2.5 karnal, i.e. 0.25 acre. She relies on rainfall
and uses the plough and spade as implements, and applies Vermicompost and
Urea in her field. The yield obtained by the flooding method is 130 kg/ karnal (13 q/
acre).
SRI adoption
Saraswati Devi learnt about SRI through the Peoples’ Science Institute (PSI),
Dehradun. She adopted SRI in 2007, and her son received guidance and training
from PSI.
Particulars 2007 2008
Area under SRI 0.5 karnal (0.05 acre) 1.5 karnal (0.15 acre)
Seasons kharif kharif
Variety Sarvati Kastoori – Basmati
Inputs used
Practices followed
Implements used: their
availability and usage
Cow dung, NPK
(12:32:16)
All practices followed,
except marking and
weeding
Rope used for marking
Manual weeding
Panchgavya,
Vermicompost, Cow
dung, Urea
All practices followed,
except marking and
weeding
Rope used for marking
Manual weeding
Yield Destroyed by cattle 245 kg/karnal
(24.5 q/acre)
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