SRI practices in Manipur under RNBA

1. RONGMEI NAGA BAPTIST ASSOCIATION,
(RNBA)
DEVELOPMENT & RELIEF DEPARTMENT
MANIPUR
PRESENTATION ON
SYSTEM OF RICE INTENSIFICATION (SRI)
Gaikhangjang Gangmei
RNBA/RRC

2. ABOUT THE PROJECT
District covered No of farmer and Area (acre)
ROMOTIO N OF FOOD SECURITY & 12 Months (March 8 District (7 220 farmer/covered
ENSUR ING A SUSTAINABLE 2009 – February District in Manipur 55 acres
IMPACT IN 2010) & 1 District in
Nagaland state i.e.
THE AREA OF POVERTY
Peren district
REDUCTION
THROUGH SYSTEM OF RICE
INTENSIFICA TION (SRI)
(Pilot Phase)
Project budget Rs: 9,17,000.00
Main Phase I 12 Months 8 District of 1970
(April 2010- M arch Manipur farmer/covered
2011) 1970 acres
Project budget
Rs: 43,35,400.00
Main Phase II 12 Months 9 District of 4605 farmer/to be
(April 2011- March Manipur covered 3800 acres
2012)
Project budget
Rs: 44,01,300.00
Supported by SIR DORABJI TATA
TRUST (SDTT),
Mumbai

3. Project implementing partners & operational area
Name of organisation Operational area
1 . Evangelical Assembly Church (EAC) Churachandpur
2. Peoples’ Endeavour for Social Change (PESCH) Jeribam
3. Plain And Hill Development Organisation (PHDO) Churachandpur
4. People’s Resource Development Association (PRDA) Bishnupur
5. Association For Rural Development & Women Empowerment(ARDWE) Bishnupur
6. Action of Women in Development (AWID) Ukhrul
7. Weaker Section Development Council (WSDC) Chandel
8. Yeomen Extension Services (YES) Senapati
9. Development Agency for Tribal People (DATP) Tamenglong
10. Rongmei Naga Baptist Association (RNBA) Tamenglong
11. RURAL EDUCATION AND ACTION FOR CHANGE, MANIPUR (REACH-M) Chandel
12.Integrated Rural Managment Asscociation (IRMA) Senapati

4. Contd.
13. Rongmei Christian Developemt Socciey (RCDS) Bishnupur
14. Maniour North Economic Development Association (MANEDA) Senapati
All Total 9 District

5. Achievement of SRI
Name of organisation Target Beneficiary acre to be Farmer Area Achievement
covered Achievement in Acre
1 . EVANGELICAL ASSEMBLY CHURCH (EAC) 300 300 310 547
2. PEOPLES’ ENDEAVOUR FOR SOCIAL CHANGE 400 400 322 151.5
(PESCH)
3. PLAIN AND HILL DEVELOPEMENT ORGANISATION 500 500 555 1140.7
(PHDO)
4. PEOPLE’S RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT 700 700 600 601
ASSOCIATION (PRDA)
5. ASSOCIATION FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT & 300 300 301 360.5
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT(ARDWE)
6. ACTION OF WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT (AWID) 280 90 280 153.2
7. WEAKER SECTION DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL 180 150 127 127
(WSDC)
8. YEOMEN EXTENSION SERVICES (YES) 350 350 350 349
9. DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR TRIBAL PEOPLE 140 70 140 141
(DATP)
10. RONGMEI NAGA BAPTIST ASSOCIATION (RNBA) 500 250 300 250
11. RURAL EDUCATION AND ACTION FOR CHANGE, 352 175 343 344
MANIPUR (REACH-M)
12.INTEGRATED RURAL MANAGMENT 200 200 185 61.75
ASSCOCIATION (IRMA)

6. Contd.
13. RONGMEI CHRISTIAN DEVELOPEMT 200 200 204 196.4
SOCCIEY (RCDS)
14. MANIOUR NORTH ECONOMIC 233 115 126 97
DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (MANEDA)
All Total 4605 3800 4142 4520
-462 +720

7. Average yield data as per the MIS
Average Average no Average Average no Average no Crop cutting Conversion
no of of length of of fill grain in of chaffy yield in 25 of Q/acre
tiller/hill productive Panicle (cm) panicle grain in m.sq
tiller/hill Panicle (5x5=25)
(Kg)
38.5 33.8 18.5 240 24 20.6 32.96

8. Achievement in FARMER and AREA in three years

9. Strategies adopted
Program activity
RRC Level
• -Planning and strategic workshop
• -State level Workshop/Symposium
• -Training & Workshop for coordinator and SRI promoter (SP)
• -Input supply (Weeder)
• Regular monitoring and field visit
• Booklet on SRI in Local dialects
PIOs level
• Selection of SRI coordinator
• Selection of SRI village
• Selection of SRI Promoter in village level
• Training for SRI farmers
• District level SRI Symposium
• Awareness campaign

10. Constraints
• Timely release of fund is our concern
• Bandh, strike, hike in fuel price are directly or
indirectly contributing hindrance to farmers in
implementation of project
• Shortage of weeders for farmers
• Government cooperation is essential to scale up
SRI activities
• Low-cost irrigational structures in the valley
• Most of the paddy fields are rain fed & traditional
DBI
• Slow acceptance of SRI by hill farmers

11. Impact
o 4142 ben. = 4520 acres directly benefited in term of food enhancement at
household level
o Increasing productivity and involving more farmers in SRI & modernization of
rice cultivation
o Creating more aware on appropriate eco-friendly agriculture among the
farmers especially hill farmers.
o partners are more realistic and scientific in terms of data presentation
o Creation of SPs in village levels to sustain the extension of SRI in villages and for
other farmers
o Enhance agriculture extension work with state Government, NABARD,
KVK/ICAR
o Cooperation from Agril.Dept
o Providing weeder in subsidy from Agriculture Department.
o Govt. sanctioned 10 lakhs after having the RNBA/partners initiatives of SRI

12. Overall Assessment
• The upland and rain fed areas need to be focussed to
avoid any discouragement when taking up the system.
• Shortage of weeder machine has caused hurdles for
interested SRI farmers.
• Concern authority/departments can play major role in
scaling up SRI.
• Hill districts farmers are slow in adapting SRI
• Majority rice cultivators are facing different pest
attacks.

13. Field Photos