1. AGRICULTURE FOR SMALL AND
MARGINAL FARMERS
PRESERVATION AND PROLIFERATION OF RURAL
RESOURCES AND NATURE(PRAN), Gaya

2. Problems of marginal farmers
• Food insecurity and no cash availability
• The productivity of major food grain crops is
low.
• Less effort on value chain work
• Poor and non effective market
infrastructures
• Poor productivity of common vegetables/lack
of sufficient processing units
• Very low Irrigation availability
• Poor rain-fed and flood affected agriculture

3. SRI method(Sri Vidhi in Agriculture) ---- a great
opportunity for the small & marginal farmers
• SRI Paddy
• SRI Wheat
• SRI Oilseeds
• SRI vegetables
• SRI Sugarcane
• SRI other crops

4. SRI- PADDY-SDTT-Partners
Year 2009-10
(Drought
Year)
2010-11
(Drought
Year)
2011-12
Irregular
rainfall
2012-13
Rainfall in August
Families 5994 5217 18764 26138
Acres 761 650 3140.49 6921.4
Yield
(Ton/hec)
7 6.04 4.78 Yield compilation
is going on,likely
to be at 6-7t/hec

5. SDTT-Partners Kh-2012
Participant
NGOs
Districts
Covered
No of farmers Area in acres
Target Ach Target Ach
PRAN Gaya and Nalanda 22000 23040 3300 6261.67
PGSS Gaya 1000 810 150 98.49
PGVS Gaya 400 21 60 3
GSS Nalanda 1000 405 150 98.49
Samata Khagariya 400 354 60 61.93
Gramsheel Supaul 400 209 60 40
GVK Patna 400 396 60 82.7
KSS Saharsa 400 413 60 125.1
GSKSS Nawada 400 490 60 82.2
Total 7 26000 26138 3960 6921.4

6. Adoption of SRI-Paddy under Project

7. SRI-Paddy
VRP in SRI-Paddy field A farmer with one hill of Paddy crop

8. SRI-Paddy
SMS(SRI) training SEW on insect
pests in Paddy(Paraiya, Gaya) SRI-Paddy in BodhGaya, Gaya

9. SDTT-PRADAN-Partners Rabi-2012-13
Participant
NGOs
Districts
Covered
No of farmers Area in acres
Target Ach Target Ach
PRAN Gaya and Nalanda 7000 8492 780 1023.79
PGSS Gaya 190 40 21.11 2.61
PGVS Gaya 379 133 42.11 12.61
GSS Nalanda 595 334 66.11 44.25
Samata Khagariya 50 67 5.55 3.72
Gramsheel Supaul 191 174 21.22 22
JVK Patna WEP 57 5.51
KSS Saharsa WEP 96 - 34.9
GSKSS Nawada WEP 58 - 3.8
Total 7 7000 9451 (780+156.1) 1153.19

10. Crop-wise coverage
NGOs Covered
districts
Crop No of farmers Area in acres
PRAN Gaya and
Nalanda
SRI-Wheat 6539 666.18
SRI-Rapeseed 3075 323.61
SRI-Vegetables 586 35
PGSS Gaya SRI-Wheat 30 2.21
SRI-Rapeseed 10 0.4
PGVS Gaya SRI-Wheat 96 9.32
SRI-Rapeseed 37 3.29
GSS Nalanda SRI-Wheat 286 38.26
SRI-Rapeseed 48 5.995

11. Crop-wise coverage
NGOs Covered
districts
Crop No of farmers Area in acres
Samata khagariya SRI-Wheat 67 3.72
Gramsheel Supaul SRI-Rapeseed 174 22
KSS Saharsa SRI-Wheat 79 32.60
SRI-Rapeseed 17 2.30
GSKSS Nawada SRI-Wheat 40 3.14
SRI-Rapeseed 18 0.66

12. Rabi
Crop No of families Area in acres
SRI-Wheat 7368 782.98
SRI-Rapeseed 3205 336.21
SRI-Vegetables 586 35

13. Current status of SRI-Wheat

14. SRI-Wheat using seed drill

15. Impact of SRI in food-grains and
oilseeds
• Marginal and poor families adopting SRI in
Paddy and wheat are getting secured food-
grains.
• The family adopting SRI in Paddy, Wheat and
oilseed ,Vegetables are getting surplus cash.

16. Matured wheat crop last year
64 panicles from 2 seeds of
wheat
SHG member harvesting her
plot

17. Matured crop of SRI-Wheat(Last Year)
Maturing stage of SRI-Wheat
The then State minister ,GoI, Agatha
Sangma observing wheat closely

18. Rapeseed this year
DA consultant in SRI-Plot ATMA officials in SRI-Plot

19. Root is the mouth of the plant –keep that healthy
Enhanced root volume and weight than
normal method
A Village woman operating SRI-Power weeder-very
useful in SRI methods(rabi and Summer) for cash
crops

20. ATMA and department officials in crop cutting
and Yield estimation SRI-rapeseed(last rabi)
PD,Deputy PD ATMA,District consultant,Department of
Agriculture,block level officials involved in yield estimation Officials closely watching the crop cutting

21. SRI-Rapeseed-A better return for small and
marginal farmers
After observing SRI-rapeseed officials from GoI and
GoB understanding various implements
Agroup of scientists and ATMA officials reviewing
the SRI –rapeseed status

22. Experiences in SRI-Vegetables
• SRI-Tomato-Yield enhancement by 55%
• SRI-Chilli-Yield enhancement by 22%
• SRI-Brinjal-Yield enhancement by 45%
• SRI-EFY-Yield enhancement by 80%
• SRI-Sugarcane-Yield enhancement by 85%

23. Piloting SRI-EFY(ol)
Kept half an hour in Bavistin
(mancozeb+carbendazim)
Brought in to smaller sizes(not
damaging the emerging sprouts)

24. Raising nurseries
Early vigorous roots emerged Raising nurseries of pieces using vermicompost

25. Land and pit preparation
Preparing big pits for tuber(root) intensification

26. Transferring to main field
Transplanting in pits under organic environment(SMS helping learn practically)

27. SRI-Elephant Foot Yam at grown up stage
The growth of shoots reached as
high as didi
Eartening up is crucial for SRI
method in EFY

28. Officials during yield estimation

29. SRI-Vegetables
SRI-brinjal (fruiting started) SRI-Chilli in initial stage

30. Low cost vermi-compost

31. SRI-Implements
Mandwa weeders suitable for
SRI-Paddy
Locally developed markers for
SRI-Paddy

32. SRI-Implements
Plastic trays used for Raising
vegetable/S/C seedlings
3 in 1 dry weeder(Used for
SRI-Veg,Wheat,other crops)

33. SRI-Implements
Power Weeder for SRI
vegetables,rapeseed,Sugarcane SRI-Wheat Seed drill

34. Broad strategies
• Awareness building in communities
• Used audiovisuals and flex extension
materials/manuals
• Campaigning in villages through experienced SRI
farmers of last year using Fur and manuals extensively
in pre crop seasons.
• Big meetings by PRAN staffs in villages to create
awareness and motivation
• Associating govt extension officers,ATMAs,KVKs and
Research Institutions at all levels.
• Organising workshops of various stakeholders
(block,district,state,Agricultural universities)
• Participating in kisan melas organised by govt depts.

35. The Agriculture minister,GoB operated
Seed drill for SRI –Wheat sowing
Dr. Narendra Singh operating
the manual seed drill
The seed drill(80% satisfaction
level)

36. SRI vidhi cluster adhivesan
Minister,Welfare,GoB released SRI-
rapeseed manual in a Cluster adhivesan SRI-Cluster adhivesan

37. Research projects with Livolink
Foundation
Farmers Field Trial Matured treatments

38. The SRI Vidhi Jhanki in Gandhi Maidan, Gaya on Republic day
Sri vidhi jhanki on 26th
January 2013
Small and marginal Farmers participating in
Jhanki and saluting national flag

39. District level workshops
Workshop on SRI at KVK,Gaya Participants in Workshop

40. State level workshop at RAU,Pusa
Participants in workshop Welcome song in workshop

41. Focus on Local cadre building
The best practiceners identified by Villagers
and ourselves are trained intensively by PRAN
in 3-4 phases
1.Motivation
2.Technical
3. Learning by doing
4.Inter phase assignments

42. Content focus
• Giving priority to Emotional Quotient and
minimal importance to Intelligence
Quotient
• Non Negotiables
• Maintaining 75% motivational and 25%
technical

43. SRI Vidhi Fertilisers and Pesticides
Sribramhastra sripranamrit

44. Thanks