SRI

About Project

Project title: Enhance Food and Nutritional Food Security along with income Enhancement of 6000 Household in Assam Through SRI, SMI, SCI and Value Chain Interventions

Supporting agency : Jamsetji Tata Trust

Project Area : Dist. & Development Block: Nalbari: Barigog Banbhag, Barbhag, Pub Nalbari, Pachim Nalbari Kamrup (R): Rangia, Hajo, Kamalpur Bagsa: Baska, Tamulpur, Nagrijuli Total Villages: 95( Ninety Five) including three district

Project duration : Three Years

Sanction Amount : 103.48 Lakhs

Targeted beneficiary : 6000 ( Six Thousand)

Objectives

  • To increase volume of production by 60% and income by 40% among at least 6000 families of targeted community within three years

  • To reduce input cost by at least 40% in paddy cultivation among targeted farmers within three years

  • To promote paddy cultivation adopting SRI method in at least 1000 acres of Agricultural land (average 0.5 acres per farmer) and ensure extension of SRI field by average 10% within three years

  • To ensure sustainable food security and viable livelihood opportunity among 6000 targeted families within three years

  • To empower targeted farmers for accessing ensured market and services in formal service providers within three years

Major Activity

  • Cluster level Networking meeting among farmers

  • Interaction meeting / joint field monitoring among farmers and local authority

  • Baseline / end line survey

  • Provision for quality foundation seeds

  • Green manuring seeds

  • Provision for IPM and INM

  • Weder and Rope Marker (!/3 farmers)

  • Booklet /leaflet / Visibility materials

  • Awareness generation meeting and training on SRI and SMI