1. Jai SRIJai SRI
PRAGATI,KORAPUTPRAGATI,KORAPUT
Welcomes UWelcomes U

2. Year of Establishment: 26th
January 1992
VISION:
To build a self-reliant society, free from
hunger and exploitation, where everyone
irrespective of caste, creed, sex or language
have right to dignified means of livelihood and
through collective action ensure socio-economic
justice and ecological balance.
Operational Area :
Koraput District in Odisha State
Our Programme ThemesOur Programme Themes :
• Formation and Empowerment of People’s Organizations
• Ensure food security through Natural Resource Management
• Sustainable Agriculture through organic practices & SRI
• Disaster Risk Reduction
• Women Empowerment
Introducing Pragati

3. • A farmer with only 0.5 acre
land
• Started SRI in 2008
• Now able to ensure food
security for the whole year
• A messenger of SRI- scaling
up to the whole village
Organic SRI- Towards Food Security of Small Farm holders
PRAGATI,KORAPUT
EXPERIENCES IN
SCALE UP OF
ORGANIC
SRI

4. • Small and marginal farmers with less than 1 ha land
holdings.
• Lack of adequate suitable land for rice cultivation.
• Food insecurity & Need to increase productivity
• Low per capita income- 83 % below the poverty line
• The shortage of water (climate change)-Need to consider
water saving alternatives
• Need of reducing use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
Rationale for Introducing Organic SRI in Koraput Context

5. Organic practice and package for SRI
11 Green manure 8 kg/acGreen manure 8 kg/ac
22 Manure (FYM) @2 MT/acManure (FYM) @2 MT/ac
33 Vermicompost @20kg/acVermicompost @20kg/ac
44 panchagavya (10liters / ac pre-dilution)panchagavya (10liters / ac pre-dilution)
55 HandiKhata (60 lt/ac)HandiKhata (60 lt/ac)
66 PSB and Azatobactor 6 kg/acPSB and Azatobactor 6 kg/ac
77 Fish Amines 1 lt/ac)Fish Amines 1 lt/ac)
•Nutrient Management
11 Summer PloughingSummer Ploughing
22 Neem, Karanja seed/Leaf + kernel extractNeem, Karanja seed/Leaf + kernel extract
33 Garlic + Tobacco leaf extractGarlic + Tobacco leaf extract
44 Fresh cow dung sprayFresh cow dung spray
55 Pheromone Traps 4 no/acPheromone Traps 4 no/ac
66 Tricho Cards (3 Cards/ac)Tricho Cards (3 Cards/ac)
•Pest & disease management

6. SRI COVERAGE AREA
SRI-Coverage Area
13 Blocks of Koraput District
Panchayats : 44
Villages : 213
Farmers : 6831
Area in acres : 4758
TRIBE
Boriguma
A U S
Dasmanthpur
SEARCH
Boipariguda
BKS
Boipariguda
WORD
Laxmipur
R A D
Bandhugam
G J S
Pottangi
PRASTUTEE
Pottangi
SAHARA
Semiliguda
PRAGATI
Koraput
ODISA
Lamtaput
AFRD
Boriguma
Jaibik SRI
Samaj

7. • Village meetings, Trainings & Formation of Farmers Clubs
• Networking with NGOs
• Use of ICT through production and dissemination of videos
• District level SRI Symposiums, Demonstration festivals
• Dissemination through Literatures, Greeting cards, posters, wall
paintings
• Demonstrations and cross learning exposures
• On farm & Action Research
• Media interface
• Awarding successful farmers.
Scale up & Extension Strategy

8. • 6831 Farmers adopting SRI in 4758 acres of land (Average0.7acre )
• Average increase in household food security( 4-5 months).
• 67 indigenous seed varieties conserved and replicated.
• Crop intensification method applied to Ragi, Sugarcane and vegetables.
• 176 Farmers clubs established with 6643 SRI adopting farmers.
• Convergence with Govt. Schemes/ATMA,NABARD for SRI Village and
scale up.
• Reduced use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides.
• Reduced drudgery of women.
Achievements & Impact

9. 395 231
1024
705
3000
1360
4205
1635
6831
4758
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Farmers
Acre
Note: Beginning of the project 395 farmers in 231 acres land in Kharif 2008 we have spread the practice to 6831
farmers in 4758 acre land
Scale up of Organic SRI in Koraput District

10. 4593
123
778
5324
729
2115
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
Small Marginal Big SC ST Gen
Farmer
Note: 6708 small and marginal farmers of 213 villages of Koraput District ensured their food security by adopting SRI
in their respective field .Also 5324 Tribles involved in SRI practice.
Project addressee

11. Crop cutting result in SRI of different varieties
Variety
Type
of
seed
Plant
Hite
in
Cm
No.of
Tiller
Per
Hill
No of
Productive
tiller
Per Hill
Length
of the
panicle
in Cm
No. Of
filled
grain
in a
panicle
No.Of
Chaffy
in a
panicle
Crop cutting yield
(25 Sq mt Area )
in Kg Yield
Per
Acre
In
Qntl.
Grain
Yield
Straw
Yield
Lalat HYV 85 24 19 20 85 4 14.2 24 23
Jajati HYV 100 35 32 22 147 7 15.7 21 25
RGL HYV 95 23 20 16 65 4 9.75 14 15.6
Kalajeera Aromatic 90 16 13 21 132 7 9.3 11.5 14.9
Kala kamanda Aromatic 93 14 12 16 93 9 7.6 12 12.1
Khudrat-2 Aromatic 62 20 14 18 117 4 11 19 17.6
Khudiasar Local 90 13 11 21 113 5 5.3 12 8.6
RangaLachai Local 75 40 36 18 120 2 15.6 28 25
Sapur Local 90 38 34 23 117 4 13.5 22 21.6
Arize-6444 HBV 100 21 14 18 123 18 14.3 19.5 22.8
JK-401 HBV 59 16 13 17 147 24 8.3 14.5 13.2
Ragi Local 105 32 28 8 NA NA 10.5 13 16.5

12. Farmer: Surendra Gadaba Village:Chitra,Kotpad Year-Kharif 2012
Variety: Lalat Extent Of SRI Paddy: 0.50 acres Conventional Paddy: 0.50 acres
Activity/Purpose Unit Qty Rate Amount Qty Rate Amount
Ploughing - Own / Hired P.Bullocks 2 80 160 2 80 160
Seed Own / Purchased Kg 1 20 20 15 20 300
Nursery Bed Labor 0.5 100 50 1 100 100
Puddling P.Bullocks 2 100 200 2 100 200
Transplanting Labor 4 100 400 10 60 600
Farm Yard Manure own/bought Cart-load 2 100 200 1 100 100
Vermicompost Kg.s 60 5 300 0 0 0
DAP Kg.s 0 0 0 25 20 500
Urea Kg.s 0 0 0 20 10 200
HandiKhata Tin 6 60 360 2 60 120
Weeding - Labor - 1 Labor 4 60 240 10 60 600
Weeding - Labor - 2 Labor 4 60 240 2 60 120
Harvesting Labor 5 60 300 4 60 300
Transportation Labor 2 80 160 2 80 160
Threshing ,Winnowing & Bagging Labor 3 80 240 3 80 240
Total : Investment 2870 3700
Yield Qntl 11.2 1050 11760 7.3 1050 7665
Net profit 8890 3965
Cost Benefit analysis – SRI & Traditional
Note: Incremental Crop yield (q/ac) against traditional-Paddy: 5.33,Sugarcane: 3.2, Ragi: 2.7

13. Organic SRI Calendar as per farmers practice

14. • Total farmers involved -21
• Total plots - 123
• Total Area - 4 acres
• Aspects
1. Nutrient Management (NM) (organic/Chemical)
2. Age of seedling (AS) (0,8,12,16,20,25 )
3. Variety Response (VR) (Local, HYV, Hybrid, Aromatic)
4. Spacing (4,6,8,9,10,12 inch)
5. Spacing (S) X Age of seedling (AOS)
6.Direct seeded
Tribal farmers in SRI Research

15. • The Govt. has introduced line sowing method which provides seed support to
farmers along with package of chemical fertilizers and pesticides- the same
strategy can be promoted for SRI.
• State level pressure Group required for policy change.
Challenges
Learning
Recommendations –suggestions
• Climate Change/ Erratic rainfall- Slowing the Scale up rate.
• Promotion of hybrid seeds, Line sowing and chemical use campaigning by
Govt .
• Convergence with Govt. scheme.
• Local seed varieties need to be conserved and replicated
• Farmers need training and input support for organic practices.
• Cadre building of farmers .

16. • Emphasis on replication of Crop
Intensification method in Ragi and other
crops
• Promotion of cadre of service providers
• Replication of indigenous seed varieties
• Promotion & up scaling of organic practices
• Marketing promotion of organic produces.
Way forward……

17. Thanks
Let us join hands forLet us join hands for
the cause of food securitythe cause of food security