Author: Debashish Sen Title: National Consortium of SRI (NCS) India Event: Workshop to Enhance Cooperation and Sharing among SRI National Networks in Asia Date: October 18-19, 2018 Venue: Leverage Business Hotel - Skudai, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

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National Consortium of SRI
(NCS) India
NCS Secretariat:
C/o People’s Science Institute
ITBP Road, P.O. Kanwali
Dehra Dun - 248001
Email: sriconsortium@gmail.com
http: //www.sri-india.net

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NCS, India: Membership, Mission & Funding
Date of Formation: In existence since 2006, which coincides with
holding of the 1st National Conference on SRI and the 2nd International
Rice Congress (in presence of participants from 9 countries: Dr.
Norman Uphoff moved the need for NCS)
Composition/Membership: Informal coalition of Practitioners,
Research Scientists, Policy Makers, Resource Institutions and Social
Workers across pan India. Members have voluntarily come together
to advance the science, practice and policy measures of SRI
Mission Statement: Ensuring Sustainable Income and Food Security for
Farmers, especially the Vulnerable Sections through Accelerated Adoption of
Science-led System of Crop Intensification while Achieving Increased
Productivity and Resource Conservation
Financial Support: SDTT, NABARD, WWF, WU, HIVOS, ICCO,
OXFAM and RRAN

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NCS, India : The Initial Years
Year Activities
2006-
2008
National SRI Symposium
• Hyderabad (November, 2006)
• Agartala (October, 2007)
• Coimbatore (December, 2008)
2009 • Meeting at ICRISAT
• Consultations with Planning Commission
• Dialogue with NFSM
2010 • SRI expert review team’s presentation to
NABARD
• SRI meetings in West Bengal, Odisha,
Chhattisgarh
• Visit to Madagascar
• Policy dialogue: Inclusion of SRI under NFSM
• NRMC holds national conference on SRI
• National SRI & SWI workshops
• AP SRI Consortium formed

4. Johor Bahru, Malaysia, October, 18-19, 2018
NCS, India: The Next Decade
2011-13 • SCI workshop in Bihar
• Round Table on SRI at IARI
• Participation in different Planning
Commission Working Groups
• SWI trials at IARI
• Policy consultation on SRI (NCS-NAAS
collaboration)
• Publications – Journals, Articles & Papers
2014-17 • Inclusion of SRI in Livelihood Missions
• National consultations with MoA & ICAR
• International Conference on SRI as a socio-
technical movement in India”
• Synthesizing experiences from different states
• Piloting of SCI in rainfed regions
2018-20 • Scientific validation of SCI in other crops
• Review of SRI component in ongoing
government programs
• National Workshops

5. Johor Bahru, Malaysia, October, 18-19, 2018
NCS, India : Activities
SRI
Policy
SRI
Practice
SRI
Science
• Influencing Mainstream Programs
• Strategies for scaling up
• Advocating innovation extension
architecture
• Evolving new forms of partnerships
across sectors and levels
• Evaluating tangible benefits of SRI
• Understanding Adoption/dis-adoption
• Measuring the efficiency and
effectiveness of inputs
• Reduction in cultivation costs
• Identifying the enabling factors for
enhanced productivity
• Conservation of natural resources
• Improvement of soil health
• Designing more user-friendly
equipment

6. Johor Bahru, Malaysia, October, 18-19, 2018
NCS – Significant Achievements
 Formation of state wide networks
• Banglar SRI
• AP SRI Consortium
• Orissa learning alliance
 On station scientific validation of SWI helped
in mainstreaming R&D system
 Inclusion of SCI in National & State level
programs
• National Food Security Mission (NFSM)
• National & State Rural Livelihood Programs
• Policy Dialogue: Constitution of a special group
for 12th Five Year Plan in India, GoI to suggest
Innovation Institutional Architecture for Up
scaling SRI,
 Research
• Evaluating Performance of indigenous paddy
varieties
• Quantification of disadoption of SRI
• Understanding State Led SRI Scale up processes

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NCS, India – Furthering SRI Research
Enabling Leadership in SRI/SCI in the world

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• Lack of research back-up from ICAR & State Agricultural
University
• Low investments in natural resources management
• Diversity and Complexity of Distressed Rural Economy
• Demonstration approach vs area focused approach
• Lack of area specific implement
• MIS and Data base management
• Absence of full time SRI secretariat
• Core funding for running the consortium required
NCS, India – Limitations
SRI Not Mainstreamed

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Asiawide Alliance of National Networks (AANN)
Synergize Experiences, Expertise and Resources for
Improving Food and Livelihood Security
Benefits of AANN
• Quality knowledge of agro-
ecological innovations for climate
smart sustainable production
system
• Vibrant MIS and Data base
• Strengthen Research Capability and
Capacity Building
• Influence Policy makers
• Facilitate Fund raising
• Understanding of extension
mechanism (moving from existing
to innovative system)
• Partnership and Peer Interaction
Role of NCS, India
• Knowledge transfer especially
with respect to application of SRI
on other crops
• Facilitate Policy dialogue in other
Asian countries
• Design and Support Research
studies for improving practices
and evaluate inputs
• Quality monitoring and evaluation
of ongoing programs
• A strong HRD program among
stakeholders

10. Johor Bahru, Malaysia, October, 18-19, 2018
Thank You