0854 Welcome to the World of Tilda. Promotion of SRI with Basmati Rice in Haryana
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Welcome to the world of Tilda
PROMOTION OF SRI WITH
BASMATI RICE IN HARYANA
Farmers Advisory Cell (FACE ) at a Glance
•Established in 1986
•Located in Kurukshetra, Haryana
•Also works through Mandies
•Spoken language is Hindi with local dialect
F O S T E R(Field Of Systematic Trials & Experiments on
Rice)Established : 2000
Objective : Basmati cultivation – a profitable enterprise
Philosophy : A total approach
CultivatorCultivator ConsumerConsumerFOSTERFOSTER
SRI in Basmati - Haryana
HAU SRI
SRI: Increased farm yield
• Higher tillering
• More filled grains/panicle
• Better grain weight
SRI: Improved Basmati Quality
• Improved head rice recovery
• Reducing chalkiness
• Less green grains
• Fewer damaged & discolored grains
• Reduced immature grains
• Better shining
Haryana farmers’ view
• Bit complicatedBit complicated
• Not cheap Not cheap
• Labor-intensiveLabor-intensive
• Requires continuous attentionRequires continuous attention
• Will need strong extension for farmers’ Will need strong extension for farmers’ trainingtraining
SRI has tremendous potential for small farmersSRI has tremendous potential for small farmers
Constraints on SRI
Thank you