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Punjab
Kapil Behal
Hayat Nagar
Punjab
Contact: Dr.Amrik Singh,
Dy Project Director ATMA cum
Agriculture Development Officer,
Gurdaspur, Punjab.
Ph: 9872211194
Age: 34 years
Education: BA
Family size: Four
Occupation(s): Agriculture
No. of years in farming: 12
Paddy cultivation
His total agriculture land is 17 acres, of which paddy land is 15 acres. He uses a
tubewell for irrigation. The yield obtained is 18-20 q/acre.
SRI adoption
Kapil Behal learnt about SRI through Dr. Amrik Singh, Deputy Project Director,
ATMA, in April 2006. He has taken SRI in four acres and completed three seasons.
He cultivates the following varieties: Sharbati-pussa 1121, PAU 201, Rice 6129,
PHB 71 and Super Basmati using FYM, 25 kg DAP and 50 kg Urea.
Innovations and modifications
Bearings attached with ANGRAU Conoweeder were replaced by cycle axle.
This led to improved performance
Benefits
Improvement in soil fertility.
Lesser seeds but more yield.
Savings in water (45-50%).
More bio-mass is added to soil after harvesting.
Rice quality is better, and there is more rice recovery.
Constraints in adoption
Availability of labour, as the transplanting of paddy is being done by migrant labour
from Bihar and UP. The migrant labourers do not show interest in SRI method, due
to the delicacy involved in handling young seedlings.
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