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Contents<br />

Acknowledgements<br />

Abbreviations<br />

iii<br />

iv<br />

CHAPTER 1<br />

Towards a Learn<strong>in</strong>g Alliance - <strong>SRI</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Orissa</strong>, C. Shambu Prasad, Koen Beumer and Debasis Mohanty 1<br />

Rice <strong>in</strong> <strong>Orissa</strong> 2<br />

Cont<strong>in</strong>uity and Change <strong>in</strong> <strong>SRI</strong> <strong>in</strong> India 3<br />

<strong>SRI</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Orissa</strong> 5<br />

Learn<strong>in</strong>g Alliances and <strong>SRI</strong> 6<br />

Appendix 1.1: District-wise Target of Rice Area <strong>for</strong> Kharif 2007 9<br />

Appendix 1.2: District-wise and Year-wise Yield Rate (t/ha) <strong>in</strong> <strong>Orissa</strong> 9<br />

Appendix 1.3: Trend <strong>in</strong> Yield of Rice <strong>in</strong> <strong>Orissa</strong> (yield <strong>in</strong> t/ha) 10<br />

Appendix 1.4: Research and Non-research Actors <strong>in</strong> <strong>Orissa</strong> Promot<strong>in</strong>g or Interested <strong>in</strong> <strong>SRI</strong> 11<br />

CHAPTER 2<br />

System of Rice Intensification <strong>in</strong> <strong>Orissa</strong>: A Bird’s Eye View, Dr. Arv<strong>in</strong>d Padhee, Director,<br />

<strong>Agriculture</strong> and <strong>Food</strong> Production 13<br />

Some Features of <strong>Agriculture</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Orissa</strong> 13<br />

Climate 13<br />

Strategies to Increase Productivity <strong>in</strong> <strong>Orissa</strong> 14<br />

What is <strong>SRI</strong>? 14<br />

The Reason <strong>for</strong> Success <strong>in</strong> <strong>SRI</strong> 16<br />

Advantages of <strong>SRI</strong> Method of Cultivation 16<br />

Plan <strong>for</strong> Popularisation of <strong>SRI</strong> by DoA 16<br />

Shar<strong>in</strong>g and Experience on <strong>SRI</strong> 16<br />

<strong>SRI</strong> Farmer Database <strong>in</strong> <strong>Orissa</strong>: A Prelim<strong>in</strong>ary Assessment 17<br />

CHAPTER 3<br />

System of Rice Intensification (<strong>SRI</strong>) <strong>in</strong> OUAT, P. K. Roul and D. Mishra 22<br />

What is <strong>SRI</strong>? 22<br />

People Differ on <strong>SRI</strong> and so do We 23<br />

Materials and Methods 23<br />

Results and Discussion 23<br />

Constra<strong>in</strong>ts 23<br />

Prospects of <strong>SRI</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Orissa</strong> 24<br />

CHAPTER 4<br />

System of Rice Intensification – A Holistic Management<br />

Towards Enhanc<strong>in</strong>g Rice Production <strong>in</strong> Future, CRRI 25<br />

What is <strong>SRI</strong>? 25<br />

Conceptual Base and Global Scenario 26<br />

Contents<br />

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