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Booklet on
System of Rice Intensification (SRI)
in Telugu Language

(930 kb)
Booklet on
System of Rice Intensification (SRI)

in Tamil Language

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WWF Report - More Rice
with Less Water


WWF publication on System of Rice Intensification.
Highlights the relationship between rice, food security and water scarcity, and examines the contribution that the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) can make to address various challenges.

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More Rice with Less Water -
Small State, Big Results


This document describes the experience of SRI in Tripura, India.

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Towards a Learning Alliance
SRI in Orissa

This volume of experiences on SRI by fifteen different organisations and farmers was put together.

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SRI National Symposium 2007 Brochure

The energetic commitment of field staff and strong political support has enabled fast spread of SRI in Tripura. Hence, it will be appropriate and instructive for Tripura to be the host for a National Symposium to share its estimable work and contribute to current debates on expansion of SRI in India through its own case history.

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SRI Method of Paddy Cultivation

To achieve higher productivity in the paddy:

  • Plant young, single seedlings widely spaced, 25 cm apart rather than more seedlings close together as in conventional rice growing system
  • Soil should be wet but not inundated by flood irrigation
  • Weed and aerate soil by use of a simple machine
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SRI Weeders Manual

In SRI, weeds are not seen as a problem, but as an opportunity. As the weeds are incorporated into the soil by way of mechanical weeder, it helps build up of soil organic matter and subsequently large and diverse micro- bial population in the soil. Thus mechanical weeding operation facilitates the process of aeration in the soil. This in turn mobilizes the micro nutrients required for the healthy growth of the rice plant.
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SRI Innovation History and Institutional Challenges

The System of Rice Intensification, or SRI for short, is a fascinating case of rural innovation that has been developed outside the formal rice research establishment both in India and the rest of the world. This report documents the history of this practice in India in the last few years and presents some of the institutional changes and challenges of SRI as farmers and other actors are continuously shaping it through their practice.
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Report on an exposure visit on SRI activities in Tripura, April 22-24, 2007

The Tripura story is remarkable for the achievement has been without any outside financial support. This report is in three parts: the origins of SRI in Tripura; the areas visited in the field report and impressions based on interactions with the farmers; and the policy support for SRI and the prospects and implications of the SRI work in Tripura for the rest of the country.

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Presentation: Reducing water use for Agriculture while improving food security and people's livelihoods

Less water in Paddy cultivation contributes to:
• More production
• Less water conflicts
• Money saving to country, farmers
• Good for ecology
• Avoids expensive dams, displacements,      social issues

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Presentation: SRI experiences in Andhra Pradesh - Experiences of WWF



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