Presenting facts, experiences and lessons of a study conducted to assess the engagement of states in the SRI programme in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha and the role played by various stakeholders including the government, CSOs and farmers
Presenting facts, experiences and lessons of a study conducted to assess the engagement of states in the SRI programme in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha and the role played by various stakeholders including the government, CSOs and farmers
T he National Consortium of SRI (NCS) reviewed SRI research in India, in order to unravel the various phenomena related to farmer behaviour, productivity enhancement, water- and nutrient-use efficiency and a concept note on SRI and indigenous varieties. The objective of the study was to assess the initiative taken by the government, CSOs, research institutions and other stakeholders in four states—Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha. This research aimed at providing a detailed look at the performance of the SRI programme over the years, based on the experience of farmers, promoting agencies and the government in the respective states. Another objective was to study the adoption process, the innovations introduced and the modifications made over the years in these states. The factors that helped the programme, what the constraints in scaling up have been and what the lessons are for the future were also scrutinized.
This report present the facts, experiences and learnings of the study conducted to assess the engagement of states in SRI programme in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha. During our visit to all the states, we met government officials, agriculture universities, CSO’s and farmers in the field to understand the status of the SRI programme.