Experiences of Farmers in India Experiences of Farmers in ... - AgSri
Experiences of Farmers in India Experiences of Farmers in ... - AgSri
Experiences of Farmers in India Experiences of Farmers in ... - AgSri
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
Constra<strong>in</strong>ts <strong>in</strong> adoption<br />
Use <strong>of</strong> Marker was difficult due to heavy soil type. For few seasons he could not use<br />
the Conoweeder due to non availability and hand weed<strong>in</strong>g was <strong>in</strong>variably resorted to.<br />
Lessons learnt<br />
With the use <strong>of</strong> family labours most <strong>of</strong> the skilled operations like raised bed nursery,<br />
transplantation and weed<strong>in</strong>g by Conoweeder were done. Easy to save m<strong>in</strong>imum <strong>of</strong><br />
Rs. 2,000/- per acre <strong>in</strong> addition to higher yield.<br />
Comparative study<br />
Particulars<br />
Conventional method<br />
(Rs/acre)<br />
SRI method<br />
(Rs/acre)<br />
Operations<br />
Seed 500 60<br />
Nursery preparation 350 150<br />
Ma<strong>in</strong> field preparation 1,500 1,750<br />
Seedl<strong>in</strong>gs removal 1,000 120<br />
Transplant<strong>in</strong>g (Us<strong>in</strong>g rope) 1,200 800<br />
Weed<strong>in</strong>g 1,200 900<br />
Fertilizer & Pesticides 1,000 600<br />
Harvest<strong>in</strong>g 1,500 1,500<br />
Total 8,250 5,880<br />
Suggestions<br />
Support from the Government is very much essential to adopt SRI <strong>in</strong> larger area.<br />
SRI practices are <strong>in</strong> progress <strong>in</strong> Ramasamy’s field<br />
<strong>Farmers</strong>’ <strong>Experiences</strong><br />
63
Change language