in the year 2012 we have initiated SRI with the help of NABARD in Dangs and Navsari district. being a tribal area SRI interventions was much needed for ensuring food security as paddy is major crop in this region. we have started with 700 farmers in first year and reached up to 1800 farmers in second year. This presentation will give a glimpse of the difference between SRI and traditional paddy cultivation practices.

1. Few glimpses of SRI impact in Dangs district
(Gujarat)
Presented by- Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (India)

2. Steps Of Data Analysis between Sri And Traditional
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Paddy harvested from 1*1 meter from Sri and Traditional paddy
plots belongs to same farmer and same variety
Count the number of plants from 1*1 meter from SRI and Traditional
Count the number of tillers from each plant under 1*1 separately
Count the number of panicles from each plant under 1*1 separately
Average length of 10 plants from both the plots
Average length of 10 panicles from both the plots
Do threshing and harvesting of paddy from 1*1 meter, weight grain
and straw separately from both the plots.

3. Steps of data analysis between SRI and
traditional

4. Tillers and panicle length counting

5. Plant length measurement

6. Traditional plant length measurement and tillers
counting

7. Grain threshing

8. Fodder production difference between SRI
and traditional plant

9. Fodder production difference between SRI
and traditional plant

11. Grain production difference between SRI
and traditional plant

12. Grain production difference between SRI
and traditional plant
Traditional paddy weight
SRI paddy weight

13. Farmers to officials- Happiness is same
NABARD CGM, AGM, and DDM in
SRI plot

14. It started well
AKRSP (I)
Contact person- Yogesh Bhatt. M No- 09712936110