pradan chhattisgarh
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Promotion
of
System of
Root Intensification
SRI
with small
and
marginal
farmers
Dharohar Samity
ASHAA APSSS GVKCGVSSSGVSS KARMA
BSMSSSS
ASORD
CARMDAKSH
Livelihood zone Ethnic group Characteristics
Northern Hills 28.47 lakh Ha. (21%)
Kanwar, Oraon, Nagesia, Korwa, Saunta,Saur, Sawar, Baiga, Agaria, Kol, Dhanwar,Biyar, Binjhwar, Manjhwar, Bharia, Bhaina,Majhi, Khairwar, Kharia and Gond
• Dependency on forest• Paddy is the only crop• Ample source of water from rivers
and streams • Coal belt of Chhattisgarh
CentralRegion - C.G. Plains68.49 lakh Ha(50%)
Gond, Baiga, Kamar, Oraon, Kol, Binjhwar,Dhanwar, Kanwar, Halba, Pardhi, Bahelia,Bhunjia, Agariya, Kondh, Bhaina, Majhi, Kanwar, Manjhwar, Sonr, Saur Gadaba, Sawar, Saunta
• Most fertile and productive region• Developed infrastructure facilities• Crop diversification by farmers• Durg and Bhialai are the major
industrial pockets
SouthernRegion - Bastar Plateau 39.06 lakh Ha. (29%)
Halba, Gadaba, Pardhi, Kamar, Bhattra, Dhurwa, Muria, Maria, Bison horn, Maria,Dandami Maria Gond, Raj Gond,Dorla, Hill Maria, Pardhan, Mudia
• Heavily forested• High run-off• Forest major source of livelihood• Poor infrastructure• Rich Iron ore deposit• Severely affected by extremists
Livelihood Zone
Chhattisgarh context
Families belong to poor or very poor categories with low levels of resources, skill, understanding of markets, investment capability or risk taking ability
Primarily agriculture based economy provides livelihood to 80 percent of the rural population (56% marginal farmers)
Infrastructure is under developed; markets are far away, where not many choices exist
Vulnerable farming systems, monsoon dependent, low yielding (1.59 MT/Ha for paddy)and mono cropped, only 6% of net sown area under assured irrigation
63.00 lakh hectares (44% of state) under forest cover with Protected forest cover of 43.13%.
13 lakh families (28%) engaged in MFP collection
Major Milestones
• 2008-09: 800 families in SRI-paddy, 1st state level workshop
• 2009-10: 4000 families in SRI-paddy, 2nd state level workshop, Training on SRI – Paddy, millets, vegetables in Ganiyari, Bilaspur, initiation of Chhattisgarh SRI Manch
• 2010-11: Initiation of 2nd phase of the project, 5455 families in SRI-paddy and other crops, GP level Kisan Mela started, 3rd state level workshop
• 2011-12: 11570 families in SRI-paddy and other crops, training on finance, MIS and Accounts, Initiation of District workshops
• 2012-13: 18975 families in SRI-paddy and other crops, convergence with MGNREGA started, training on livelihood and village level planning conducted
Promotion of SRI with small and marginal farmers
• Ensure year-round food sufficiency & cash income for tar families through women centric farming system.
• Involve with partners on institution building & influence partners to promote women collectives in operation area.
• Create a knowledge platform to raise awareness and widely share lessons learnt from the project by networking among partners & stakeholders.
Coverage• 12 districts• 13 NGOs• 18000 families• 8775 acre land covered
under different crop• Convergence with
MGNREGA
Process followed
Training of NGO representatives
Campaigning/Orientation
programme at village level
Training of CSPs
Technical training of villagers on nursery and natural pesticides (Handi
khad and Jeevamruta) and transplantation
Demonstration of using marker,
weeder, and on-field support to farmers
Exposure visit to the transplanted
fields and standing crops
Regular reviewing and monitoring
support at Chhattishgarh SRI
Manch
Consolidation of experiences-SRI adhivesan
Contextual to location : socio-economic status of the community, agricultural skill , existing institutions and PRADAN’s perspective.
Approach for Extension
• Demonstration• Guided exposures with AV aids• Sensitizing women SHG members• Enable resource persons with technology and
communication skills• Hands on training and support to SHG families• Emphasis to minimize dropouts & enhance area
saturation• Development of POP and kits for easy delivery of
technology and inputs• Collaboration with the Department of Agriculture • Availability of weeders
SRI steps followed by farmers
• Seed rate 5 kg/ha• Seed sorting (brine) and treatment (Carbendazim)• Transplantation of young seedling(8-14 days old), two leaf
stage.• Single seedling transplantation with soil, no damage to root
system • Square transplantation, 16 -25 seedling sq meter• Thin film (<1inch) water maintained in the field• Weeding at least twice using rotary weeders (Ambica
weeder) in 81.21 % of fields• Increased use of compost and organic farming materials
Training details from September’14-February’14
Training & Exposure Plan Achievment
Awareness Generation (No. of event) 225 167
Exposure to local demonstration (No. of person) 3600 2134
Training & on-field support to farmers ( No. of farmers)
18000 21402
Training of village resource person ( No. of person)
360 234
Organise SRI-Adhivesan(No of event) 45 21
Organise District Adhivesan ( No of event) 3 2
Coverage 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
District 9 9 12 12
Village 232 303 408 488
NGOs 11 13 13 12
Family 5444 11570 18975 21402
Acreage 2307 5820 10372 18776
Area/Family (acre) 0.42 0.50 0.55 0.88
Family/village 23 38 47 44
Dropout(%) 39 22 11 15
Productivity (MT/ha) 5.45 6.46 6.54 6.37
Outreach (2013-14)
Area per family (acre): 0.88
Family per village(No.): 44
Particulars SRI- Paddy
SRI- Other Crop
Family 18779 12565Area (Acre) 11529 7247Area per Family (Acre)
0.61 0.58
Sr. No.
Organisation Net Families
Total Area (Acre)
1 PRADAN 2984 3127.502 CARMDAKSH 2082 1741.953 KARMA 1664 568.104 CGVSS 1631 1078.845 SGVSS 1614 1252.536 DHS 420 642.257 GVK 1503 818.608 APSSS 1648 1620.459 BSM 2288 3254.8110 SSSS 1826 1751.0611 ASORD 2045 1538.7712 AASHA 1697 1368.68
21402 18775.54
Production Analysis(SRI-Paddy)
1%
13%
39%39%
9%0%
SRI-paddy
10MT-12MT8MT-10MT6MT-8MT4MT-6MT2MT-4MT0MT-2MT
MT/Ha Family(No) & %
10-12 25(0.97%)
8-10 322(12.52%)
6-8 1001(38.93%)
4-6 998(38.82%)
2-4 219(8.52%)
0-2 6(0.23%)
Total 2571 families99% families secure more than 2 MT/ha
Production Analysis(SRI-Millets)
5MT-6MT1%
4MT-5MT17%
3MT-4MT36%
2MT-3MT24%
0MT-2MT21%
SRI-milletsMT/Ha Family(No) & %
5-6 4(1.3%)
4-5 54(17.4%)
3-4 112(36.1%)
2-3 74(23.9%)
0-2 66(21.3%)
Total 310 families
Other Acheivements
• 85% families are continuing second time SRI• 53% families engaged with organic farming• Convergence with Department of Agriculture, GoCG
- 7155 families • Convergence with MGNREGA - 518 families in 33
villages through 10 partners in 8 districts (2.79Cr)• 27 joint events among partners for knowledge
dissemination and cross learning (Sustainable farming, CFR, Community mobilization, INRM)
• Sharing and helping between organization on organization development and governance
Learning
• Saturation Approach• Focusing on Partnership, Institution Building• Community Institution Architecture• Farming System based Approach – Round the year
planning• Building people• Convergence with other stakeholders• Linkages with Govt. Prog.• Consolidation of learning and plan at village, GP, Block
and district level
Challenges• Institutional architecture• Women centric farming system• Indicators of output-Uniformity• Building the network based on mutual learning, sharing, developing
vision of the area and working towards it• Reduce dropout and bring more families in organic farming• Integration mechanism-monitoring, evaluation and triangulation• Building the network and at the same time meeting the commitments• Perspective plan of an area – mapping different stakeholders and how
each one can contribute to achieve the vision.• Sharing the sense of achievement
Concept sharing on SRI in Surguja among the SHG members
Green Manure crop in SRI-paddy field before sowing
Seed Treatment
Seed Bed
Drainage channel preparation
Field preparation by Marker
Scooping from seedbed
Transplantation
Transplanted field
Weeding operation
Standing crop
Mature crop
Crop cutting & data collection
Exposure programe with SHG member
SRI in other crops
SRI Millets SRI Brinjal
Consolidation of Experiences
KISAN MELA District Workshop
Departmental Convergence
MGNREGA Convergence
THANKS