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
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
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