Rahul Kumar | Sampark.Net – The Rural Connect

November 10, 2012

Rahul Kumar November 10, 2012

Why Do Farmers Adopt or Dis-adopt? SRI – A Short Report from the Field

The System of Rice Intensification has made its presence felt in the Indian agriculture scenario, by its fast speed and the promise to “ grow more with less”. Yet there has also been a lot and reports of disadoption. This preliminary report of a research lays out a number of reasons, predominantly rainfall failure related for farmer drop-outs.

August 2, 2011

Rahul Kumar August 2, 2011

System of Rice Intensification

Combining several innovative practices, SRI is a different way of cultivating rice, including changes in nursery management, in the time of transplantation, and in water and weed management, which could well easily counter the sideeffects of the Green Revolution

April 9, 2011

Rahul Kumar April 9, 2011

Agricultural Production Clusters

Well-developed mutual aid and support groups of poor people can be the building blocks of large-scale social mobilization, leading to a change in the selfbelief and identity of an entire community of people.