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 />
Innovations and modifications<br />
Use <strong>of</strong> rope <strong>in</strong> place <strong>of</strong> Marker, result<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> no cost <strong>in</strong> mark<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> fields.<br />
Benefits<br />
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Less usage <strong>of</strong> seeds.<br />
Less water required <strong>in</strong> this method for nursery.<br />
50% time was saved <strong>in</strong> comparison to conventional method.<br />
Needs 50% less labour work.<br />
In comparison to the conventional method, total production was three times<br />
more.<br />
More green fodder available.<br />
Constra<strong>in</strong>ts <strong>in</strong> adoption<br />
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Weeds grow back each time after manual weed<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Due to delay <strong>in</strong> maturity <strong>of</strong> crops, additional efforts are required to protect the<br />
crop and this <strong>in</strong>creased the cost <strong>of</strong> cultivation.<br />
The farmer was not confident about this method <strong>in</strong> the <strong>in</strong>itial stage <strong>of</strong> SRI<br />
adoption. Others made fun <strong>of</strong> such activities <strong>in</strong> her field.<br />
Lessons learnt<br />
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People who earlier used to taunt were impressed by the SRI method.<br />
The crops under SRI do not lodge.<br />
Saraswati Devi <strong>in</strong>spect<strong>in</strong>g her SRI paddy crop.<br />
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