Experiences of Farmers in India Experiences of Farmers in ... - AgSri
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Tamil Nadu<br />
Still on the learn<strong>in</strong>g curve, he is optimistic that each time he commits a mistake,<br />
he can overcome it. He feels his fellow farmers might have experienced some<br />
difficulties <strong>in</strong> implement<strong>in</strong>g SRI and is keen to know about these and also the<br />
corrective measures adopted by them.<br />
Comparative study<br />
Particulars<br />
Seed rate<br />
(kg/acre)<br />
Gra<strong>in</strong> yield<br />
(t/acre)<br />
Total cost <strong>of</strong><br />
wages<br />
(Rs./acre)<br />
Number <strong>of</strong><br />
labourers<br />
Number <strong>of</strong><br />
tillers<br />
Water<br />
management<br />
Usage<br />
Conventional<br />
method SRI method Notes<br />
25 3 – 3.5<br />
3.2 4.4<br />
(2007 kuruvai)<br />
Both numbers are the best<br />
yields that he got under each<br />
method<br />
4,000 2,500 Wages (men: Rs. 120/-,<br />
women: Rs.60/-)<br />
10 persons<br />
(pluck<strong>in</strong>g)<br />
12 - 15 women<br />
(weed<strong>in</strong>g)<br />
12 - 14 (10<br />
productive)<br />
3 motors are<br />
required to run<br />
for 12 hrs/day<br />
to ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong><br />
water level for<br />
5 acres<br />
1 woman<br />
(pluck<strong>in</strong>g)<br />
7 men and 3 - 4<br />
women (weed<strong>in</strong>g)<br />
40 - 45 (35 - 40<br />
productive)<br />
2 motors are<br />
required to run<br />
for 12 hrs/day to<br />
ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> moisture<br />
<strong>in</strong> 10 acres<br />
For transplantation, the<br />
same number <strong>of</strong> 15 women<br />
for 1 acre is required. For<br />
harvest<strong>in</strong>g, Comb<strong>in</strong>er is<br />
used, so it cannot be said<br />
exactly. But it would be same<br />
for both conventional and<br />
SRI<br />
Under SRI number <strong>of</strong> tillers<br />
may even go up to 60 tillers<br />
The numbers given here are<br />
for 155 days crop. Thumb<br />
rule is that for produc<strong>in</strong>g<br />
1 kg <strong>of</strong> paddy, 2400 litres<br />
<strong>of</strong> water is needed under<br />
conventional while 1200<br />
litres only under SRI<br />
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