Comparison of traditional paddy cultivation and SRI Mundari PRADAN Jharkhand
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). For more information and related videos visit us on http://www.digitalgreen.org/
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It is good system, can you tell how many labour days required to cultivate through SRI for one hectare land ? Usually 190 labour days required for West Bengal ( Birbhum District) for traditional way. is it fruitful for summer paddy? Thanks to digitalgreenorg.
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You are right. SRI is a kind of paddy cultivation practice which reduces the cost of cultivation to a great extent. Apart from saving on fertilizer, there is also a great reduction in the amount of seeds used.
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I have found the SRI system very interesting and what being pursued in view of the high cost of Mineral Fertilizer and labour inputs in Malawi.
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Thanks a lot for your suggestion. We will definitely consider them and discuss with our partners regarding the feasibility aspects.
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Have you ever tried SRI with drip irrigation? Also, mulching with organic matter should overcome the need for weeding & organic material such as bio char would add a lot of carbon & nitrogen to the soil. Pls provide these people with some pyrolitic cooking stoves where they could use their agricultural waste in the form of pellets or rice husk as fuel & produce bio char that could be used for their field. Pls look for Lucia stove in youtube & it is the best pyrolytic stove, available for 10€
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Nice. Please see drum seeder in our playlist
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@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...
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How much was the average yield per ha?
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