Practising SRI on the field

I am sharing my experiences about SRI . I have planted BHAVANI traditional variety rice for 2 acres. From LEISAINDIA I got the idea and details. Some details from Pasumaivikatan, a tamil magazine. In SRI paddy, we need only 2 kg seeds per acre, weeding becomes easier...

Green manuring is the key

Though I belong to a farming family, I did not know much about farming when I started it. I had 15 acres of paddy and wanted to do very well. Therefore contacted departments and used more inputs – there was almost 50% loss in yield. I used to have too much tension....

KVK trying out organic cotton

LEISA India helped me to enhance my idea on organic product marketing. In fact, the article on Agroecological cotton will be tried in Sundarbans islands where organic cotton is tried this year. The farming community comprising of mainly small and marginal farmers...

First source of information on SRI

Since 8 years I have been propagating SRI method after reading LEISA India magazine (about a successful experience in Andhra Pradesh). There was no government support for propagation of SRI method except a few NGOs had some knowledge. Later in 2005, the district...