Comparison of Traditional Paddy Cultivation and System of Rice Instenfication (SRI)

This video provides a comparative demonstration of the benefits of the system of rice intensification (SRI) method of paddy cultivation. It shows the difference in the production of paddy between the traditional method of paddy cultivation with the SRI. Essentially, with less labour and expenditure, SRI is useful for small and marginal farmers across the developing world who produce an insufficient amount of food for their family with small tracts of mid upland land. The video features testimonials of farmers from the Khunti, Jharkhand area of rural India. The farmers are speaking the tribal language of Mundari. English subtitles have been included. The video is one of many produced as a part of a collaboration between Digital Green and PRADAN to produce and locally relevant content to farmers in India in a participatory manner. Learn more on the websites of Digital Green (http://www.digitalgreen.org) and PRADAN (http://www.pradan.net).

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Howto & Style

Tags:

• agriculture
• extension
• rural
• India
• Jharkhand
• Mundari
• farmers
• digital
• green
• ICTD
• farming
• rice
• paddy
• SRI
• intensification
• cultivation
• tribal

[digitalgreenorg]

@mgadafi : In the video, farmer hasn't mentioned the average yield of paddy, only s/he intimated the comparison of yield through SRI over traditional which is double. In the region (Jharkhand) where the video has been shot, average yield of paddy through SRI is 6 (six) tonnes/ha where in traditional it is1.8-2.0 tonnes/ha (National average yield of paddy though traditional- 2.1 tonnes/ha. Thanks...

[mgadafi]

How much was the average yield per ha?