The document summarizes the major achievements and progress under the SDTT-SRI program. Key achievements include NABARD replicating the SDTT SRI model with a Rs 16 crore budget, building some alliances with state governments, creating an online forum for over 500 SRI members, developing a common MIS to track data and progress, farmers innovating low-cost tools for weeding and planting, applying SRI principles to other crops successfully, and publishing findings from on-farm research. On-farm research involved 6 partner organizations in 5 states and collaborative research was conducted with BCKV on the impact of SRI on soil nutrients in rice-wheat systems in plains and mountains.
8. Major Achievements
NABARD has replicated SDTT SRI Model through NGO partners from
Kharif2010 with a budgeted allocation of Rs 16 crore across 3 years.
Moderate success has been achieved in building an alliance with the local
State Governments, in variable scales.
The e-group (sriindia in google) started by SDTT now has over 500 members
and emerged as a platform for exchanging experience and ideas on SRI
A common MIS has been developed by the SRI Secretariat to capture the on-
field data and to track programme progress.
Innovations in low cost weeders & markers by the farmers has diversified the
spread of SRI and its adoption.
SRI principles has been successfully tried in other crops such as wheat, finger
millets, Rapeseed/mustard , sugarcane and vegetables etc.
The Secretariat has came up with the findings of the on farm research in the
form of a booklet
10. SRI-Research
On-farm research- Involving 6 selected partners
organization in 5 states.
Collaborative research- With BCKV, West-bengal
(Both on-station and on-farm).
Impact of System of Root intensification (SRI) on
Soil Nutrient Status in Rice-wheat cropping system
of Plains (Gaya, Bihar) and Mountain Farms
(Uttarakhand).
