Rice is an important crop in Madhya Pradesh, but tribal farmers reap poor harvests because their landholdings are small, they sow inferior seed and their conventional farming methods are inefficient. But now, using what is known as the System of Rice...
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Rice is an important crop in Madhya Pradesh, but tribal farmers reap poor harvests because their landholdings are small, they sow inferior seed and their conventional farming methods are inefficient. But now, using what is known as the System of Rice Intensification (SRI), farmers can double their harvest with just one tenth of the seed.
Amar Singh, a villager in Dhanoli, was sceptical when he saw how far apart farmers using SRI planted the seeds. “How will you get the yield? There are so few plants,” he said. But he was amazed when he saw how many shoots each seedling produced and how many
ears of grain they carried.
MPRLP works to eliminate rural poverty by empowering rural households in nine mainly tribal districts of the state. MPRLP takes a bottom-up approach, facilitating, inspiring and guiding community-driven collective and individual action to reduce poverty through Gram Sabhas (village councils). Find out more at www.mprlp.in.
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