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 />
Particulars Conventional Method SRI Method<br />
Preparation <strong>of</strong> nursery<br />
Ploughed a patch <strong>of</strong><br />
land, applied Cow dung<br />
manure and seeds<br />
were sown<br />
Prepared raised seed<br />
bed (6ft X 2ft X 6 <strong>in</strong>ches),<br />
applied Cow dung manure<br />
and Vermicompost<br />
Land preparation Plough<strong>in</strong>g Plough<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>in</strong>corporation<br />
<strong>of</strong> green manure like<br />
da<strong>in</strong>cha, prepared land<br />
with dra<strong>in</strong>age channels<br />
Manures Cow dung compost Cow dung compost<br />
Transplantation<br />
Put 3 to 5 seedl<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
at one place after<br />
seedl<strong>in</strong>gs are 45 days<br />
old<br />
Plant<strong>in</strong>g 12 days old s<strong>in</strong>gle<br />
seedl<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
Spac<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> plants No proper spac<strong>in</strong>g 25 cm 2 (plant to plant and<br />
l<strong>in</strong>e to l<strong>in</strong>e )<br />
Weed<strong>in</strong>g Twice manually 4 times by weeder<br />
Pests and diseases disease like Leaf blight Nil<br />
and pests like Stem<br />
borer<br />
Tillers per hill 2 to 3 10 to 25<br />
Yield (q) 1.5 to 1.75 3 q (after exclud<strong>in</strong>g chaffy<br />
gra<strong>in</strong>s)<br />
Suggestions<br />
<br />
<br />
Awareness among farmers on practices and techniques <strong>of</strong> SRI should be<br />
generated, as it <strong>in</strong>volves change <strong>of</strong> practices, compared to conventional<br />
method.<br />
Government should support for irrigation facilities and provision <strong>of</strong> organic<br />
<strong>in</strong>puts at subsidized rates.<br />
Surendra do<strong>in</strong>g<br />
weed<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> his field<br />
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