Mr. Bishal Bhari presented on 'Key FPAR Learning and Draft Work Plans, Thailand' at Regional Review and Planning Workshop 2017, Hanoi, Vietnam

1. Thailand FPAR Progress Report
Regional Review & Planning Workshop
Hilton Garden Inn Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam
SUSTAINING AND ENHANCING THE MOMENTUM FOR INNOVATION AND LEARNING AROUND THE SYSTEM OF RICE
INTENSIFICATION (SRI) IN THE LOWER MEKONG RIVER BASIN
Presented By: Bishal Bhari
Programme Management Officer, ACISAI, AIT
This Project is Funded by
European Union
This Project is Implemented
by AIT

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PMU Thailand
ACISAI
Uttaradit Province
Uttaradit Vocational Training &
Development Center (VTDC) for Thai people
Surin Province
Surin Provincial Office of the Non-Formal &
Informal Education
Sisaket Province
Surin Rice Seed Center
Provides advisory support on
FFS based action research
Advisory support on SRI
Ministry of Education
(MoE), Royal Thai
Government
Ubon Ratchathani
Rajabhat University
Institutional Structure of Project Implementation in Thailand
LMU

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Structure for FPAR
PMU selects LMU
for each province
LMU selects
District Trainer
(DT) who then
gets trained by
PMU
LMU also selects
Smarts Farmers
(SF) who then
gets trained by
DT’s
Each SF’s trains
30 farmers
(Farmers Engaged)
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4. 4
3 Provinces
FPAR Highlights of Thailand
13 Districts
192 Experiments
170 Smart Farmers
5065 Farmers engaged

5. 5
FPAR Trainning Session Conducted
4 Training
Sessions
Transplanting/Sowing
Stage (4-5 Days)
Tillering Stage
(2 Days)
Flowering Stage
(2 Days)
Harvesting
Stage
(2 Days)
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2
3
4

6. Trends of FPAR in Thailand
2014, 2015, 2016
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2014
2015
2016
Experimental area
was 1600 m2 (1 Rai)
Experimental area
was 3200 m2 (2 Rai)
Experimental area
was 800-1000 m2
(<1 Rai)
FP
Conventional
Practice
SRI-T
When few
principles of
SRI are
applied
SRI-D
When all the
principles of
SRI are
applied
Generalizing FPAR 2014, 2015 & 2016

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2
4
6
8
10
SRI-T FP SRI-D SRI-T FP SRI-T FP
Uttaradit Surin Sisaket
YIELDTONS(TONS/HA)
2014 2015 2016
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Provincial Yearly Yield and Net Return
• FP rice experienced lower farm gate price, lower yield thus lower net return
• Sisaket Province received higher farm gate price in 2015 compared to 2016
• Drop in net return in 2016 is the result of the lower farm gate price
• In 2014, in addition to the farm gate price, yield was also recorded higher in the
Uttaradit and Surin Province compared to 2015
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0
800
1600
2400
3200
4000
SRI-T FP SRI-D SRI-T FP SRI-T FP
Uttaradit Surin Sisaket
NETRETURN(USD/HA)
2014 2015 2016

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5.78
8.21
3.81
2.94
4.13
3.71 3.44 3.35
0
2
4
6
8
10
SRI-T SRI-D SRI-T FP SRI-T FP Baseline MOAC
Report
2014 2015 2016 Reference
YIELD(TONS/HA)
Annual Average Yield for FPAR 2014, 2015 & 2016
SRI-T: SRI-Transition; SRI-D: SRI demonstration; FP: Farmer Practice
1520.4
mm
1419.6
mm
• Highest yield was observed in
2014 for SRI-D experiments
where all the SRI principles were
followed
• Decreased rainfall is one of the
factor of reduced yield in 2015
• However SRI produced more
yield than conventional practice
for every year.

10. 0.00
5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
SRI-T 2014 SRI-T 2015 SRI-T 2016
Price/kg(Baht)
Uttaradit Surin Sisaket
2124.9
3290
1002.32
583.77 557.22
144.85
0
800
1600
2400
3200
4000
SRI-T SRI-D SRI-T FP SRI-T FP
2014 2015 2016
NETRETURN(USD/HA)
10
320
340
360
380
400
420
440
460
480
Jan
Mar
May
Jul
Sep
Nov
Jan
Mar
May
Jul
Sep
Nov
Jan
Mar
May
Jul
Sep
Nov
2014 2015 2016
Price(USD/Ton)
A1 Special Thai Rice 25% Broken Thai Rice 5% Broken Thai Rice
Average Net Return form
FPAR
Price of Thai Rice in the Global Market from 2014 to 2016
Farm Gate Price from 2014-2016
Lowest in Last
Three Year
Also the yield
was high in
2014

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Precipitation
Reasons behind Lower Net Return
Global
Market
Farm
Gate Price
1 Government Policy3
Global Market & Farm gate Price2
Higher the
precipitation
higher the yield
There is a strong linkage between global
market & farmgate price.
• Paddy Mortgage Scheme
2008
• Price Insurance Scheme
2009
• Paddy Pledging Program2011
• Farmer Loans to Delay the Sales of Rice Paddy2014
• On Farm Paddy Pledging
• Farmer Assistance & Price Stabilization
Program
• Rice Farmer Assistance Measure
• Interest Rate Subsidy Program
2016
Storage until
the prices
hike in global
market
Market
Intervention
Insurance
Interest rate
Currently government policy
focuses on fragnant rice, white
rice and glutinuous rice

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Productivity of SRI
Yield
Fertilizer Use
Efficiency
Economic
Productivity
Gains
FPAR
Result
Conventional
Practice (CP)
60% Higher than CP 100% Higher than CP
SRI-T
(Partial application
of SRI principles)
SRI-D
(Full application of
SRI principles)
36% Higher than CP 46% Higher than CP
284% Higher than CP 339% Higher than CPSRI produce more using less
Mishra, A., Kumar, P, & Ketelaar, J. W. (2016). Improving rice-based production system in Southeast Asia for contributing towards food security and rural
development through sustainable crop production intensification. Agricuture and Food, 1(2), 102-123. DOI: 10.3934/agrfood.2016.2.102.

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Supplementary Irrigation & SRI
• Uttaradit is the only irrigated province within the project site
of SRI-LMB in Thailand
• Better yield than other province
• Irrigated 2 to 3 times during the season, depending upon the
rainfall and availability of water in the canal
Province Districts Yield (tons/ha) Net Return (USD/ha)
Faktha 5.4 583.8
Nam Pat 5.3 781.8
Chumpolburi 2.9 409.1
Srikhoraphum 3.4 330.3
Thatum 2.7 302.0
Kantharalak 4.4 506.7
Kukan 4.5 449.9
PosriSuwan 2.9 566.3
Uthumponpisai 3.5 750.2
Sisaket
Surin
Uttaradit
2016 FPAR Result

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3.2
2.9
5.4
4.9
3.5
3.7
0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0
Organic:In-organic manure (3:1)
(n=8)
100% Organic Manure
(n=29)
Organic:In-organic manure (3:1)
(n=19)
100% Organic Manure
(n=5)
Organic:In-organic manure (3:1)
(n=18)
100% Organic Manure
(n=10)
SurinUttaraditSisaket
Yield (tons/ha)
Organic:In-organic manure (3:1)
(n=8)
100% Organic Manure
(n=29)
Organic:In-organic manure (3:1)
(n=19)
100% Organic Manure
(n=5)
Organic:In-organic manure (3:1)
(n=18)
100% Organic Manure
(n=10)
SurinUttaraditSisaket
Net Return (USD/ha)
Organic farming with SRI, FPAR 2016
Organic farming interestingly results with lower yield but higher net return and is valued
greatly in Sisaket as they have higher market for it

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Participation of Women and Landless Farmers
7 out of 10 Farmers
are Women
70% 30%
Women farmer reported 10-12% more
economic return compared to the men
farmers due to reduction in labor cost.No Landless
Farmer in Thailand
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Sharing of Project Outputs
• The project extends its activity and collaboration with Big Plot Project of Thailand
Big Plot Project
Thailand
Ministry of Agriculture
and Co-operatives, Royal
Thai Governmant
Aims to produce
high quality rice for
seed and organic
export market
How?
• Consolidating small farms
• Developing and/or
strengthening farmer’s
network

17. 17
Local Media Informed on Project Work & Output
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/business/aec/30242894
http://www.thairath.co.th/content/edu/342931

18. 18
Farmer Congress
• Held in Surin, Thailand from 23-24 June 2016
• Hosted by Department of Non-Formal and Informal
Education, Ministry of Education, Royal Thai
Government
• 300 participants out of which 260 were farmers

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Future Activities & Work Plan
Organizing Workshop
Share key achievements and learnings of the project
Consulting with national stakeholders to develop way forward to
• Improve farmer connectivity to markets
• Work on farmer compliance with market standards (by providing
information and organizational resources, technical support, and some
critical costs)
• Continue facilitating the productive use of on-farm assets for generating
higher and more consistent quality produce for household consumption and
market, through training on production methods which conserve natural
resources, enhance ecosystem services and environmental sustainability
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20. Backstopping Visits 2015 July
Uttaradit, Sisaket, Surin

21. Backstopping Visits 2015 September
Uttaradit, Sisaket, Surin

22. Backstopping Visits 2015 November
Uttaradit, Sisaket, Surin

23. National Review & Planning
Workshop
2015, 2016

24. Thank You for Your Attention!