0403 system of rice intensification in myanmar
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System of Rice Intensification in
MYANMAR
METTA DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
METTA DEVELOPMENT METTA DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATIONFOUNDATION
Metta is a leading national NGO dedicated to rural development in Myanmar. Metta works closely with the root level community based local organizations in the war-torn least developed areas.
Metta facilitates Farmer Field School (FFS) Metta facilitates Farmer Field School (FFS) in the northern parts of Myanmar–in Kachin in the northern parts of Myanmar–in Kachin State and Shan StateState and Shan State
Farmer Field School
FFS OBJECTIVESFFS OBJECTIVES
Improving farmers’ skills and management capacity over rice based farming system
Improving farmers’ skills and management capacity over rice based farming system
PREVAILING SITUATIONS PREVAILING SITUATIONS
There is a tremendous crisis of quality seeds.There is a tremendous crisis of quality seeds.
Farmers use no manures and fertilizers at all, as a result over the years soil fertility has badly declined
Farmers use no manures and fertilizers at all, as a result over the years soil fertility has badly declined
Not many good varieties are available. Most of the tall varieties have serious lodging problem. Not many good varieties are available. Most of the tall varieties have serious lodging problem.
Use of taller and weaker seedlings, and mostly during uprooting beating to legs highly prevent them from expressing their full potential of growth
Use of taller and weaker seedlings, and mostly during uprooting beating to legs highly prevent them from expressing their full potential of growth
All these have resulted in very poor yield (2 tons/ha)
PRIMARY STRATEGY OF FFS
Facilitating An Ecological Approach to Crop ProductionFacilitating An Ecological Approach to Crop Production
INCREASING PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY OF RICE FIELD
INCREASING PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY OF RICE FIELD
AREA OF FOCUSAREA OF FOCUS
Improving soil Improving soil fertility by fertility by enhancing the enhancing the biological biological activity of soilactivity of soil
OTHER AREAS OF FOCUSOTHER AREAS OF FOCUS
Efficient Management of Water as Efficient Management of Water as Water is the Scarce Resource in Water is the Scarce Resource in the Area.the Area.
Improving Seed and Seedling Improving Seed and Seedling Quality, and Quality, and
Production and distribution of Production and distribution of quality seedsquality seeds
COINCIDENCE WITH SRICOINCIDENCE WITH SRI
Improving Productivity Of Soil, Improving Productivity Of Soil, Water, And Improving Potential Water, And Improving Potential Of Seedlings Are Also Important Of Seedlings Are Also Important In SRIIn SRI
All These Have Encouraged Us All These Have Encouraged Us To Introduce SRITo Introduce SRI
EVALUATIONS EVALUATIONS OF SRIOF SRI
EVALUATIONS EVALUATIONS OF SRIOF SRI
Treatment No. of Tiller Plant height
panicle size
grain/panicle
Yield ton/ha
Tiller Productive
T1 25 cm x 25 cm 14.6 9 96.65 24.1 118 2.73T2 30 cm x 30 cm 18.6 10 86.8 25.1 131 2.65T3 35 cm x 35 cm 17.9 11 104 26.1 109 1.97
YEAR 2000YEAR 2000
Result was disappointing as planting was done Result was disappointing as planting was done one month laterone month later
It was however, a learning yearIt was however, a learning year
2001, AT THE TRAINING FIELD2001, AT THE TRAINING FIELD
SRI Treatment No of tillers/hill Yield (ton/ha)
T1 (25 X 25 Cm) 17 5.5
T2 (30 X 30 Cm) 19 4.5
T3 (30 X 20 Cm) 21 5.0
IPM / Rice varieties No of tiller/hill Yield (ton/ha)
Japan 7 4.0
Pinle Bo 6 3
Sin-3 9 4.2
Hkun ni 9 3
L.S - 1 13 4.0
Major practicesMajor practicesDONE VERY SYSTEMATICALLYDONE VERY SYSTEMATICALLY
10-12 days old seedlings10-12 days old seedlingsPlanted one by onePlanted one by oneAlternate drying and wetting Alternate drying and wetting Used organic manure and Used organic manure and compostcompost
2001, AT FARMER’S FIELDS2001, AT FARMER’S FIELDS
FFS site Farmers Av. Yields (t/ha)
Nawng hkying
24 5
10 Miles 13 5.4
Rosana 22 5.4
8 Miles 13 5.4
Woi Rawng pa 14 7.5
Gat Sha Yang 13 4.9
Shadau 12 4.9
N-gan 12 4.8
Sut Ngai Yang 7 6
Nawng Hkyi 25 4.25
Gara Yang 21 7.5
Ja Pu 15 7.8
Awng Mye Tit 25 3.0
10 Miles 25 5.2
Saga Pa 6 5.5
Shang Htawk 20 5.5
Yihku Nam Hkam 25 5.5
Mai Hkawng 22 4.0
Mung Lu 20 5.0
Mya Ze Ti 16 *
Lawa Yang 7 5.0
Mai Sak Pa 8 4.9
Mai Ja Yang 10 *
Sut Ra Yang 10 *
Labang Kahtawng 20 5.0
Nam Sheng 29 5.0
Chyahkrau 15 *
Sha-U Yang 3 7.9
Lung sha Yang 24 5.5
Major PracticesMajor Practices
1-2 seedlings per hill1-2 seedlings per hill12-20 days old seedlings12-20 days old seedlingsRelatively wider spacingRelatively wider spacing
OVERALL RESULTS
RICE YIELDSRICE YIELDS
Average yield is 2-3 Average yield is 2-3 times higher than times higher than farmer’s usual yields farmer’s usual yields with the highest 7.9 with the highest 7.9 t/hat/ha
Farmers are very Farmers are very interested in SRIinterested in SRI
Improved quality of seedlingsImproved quality of seedlings
As in SRI the As in SRI the requirement of requirement of seedlings is very low, seedlings is very low, farmers takes more farmers takes more care in seedling care in seedling productionproduction
Transplanting in lineTransplanting in line
Farmers consider Farmers consider transplanting in line a transplanting in line a burden of work. burden of work. However, being However, being introduced SRI they introduced SRI they feel this is an feel this is an obligationobligation
Use of organic manure and Use of organic manure and compostcompost
Due to SRI, farmers Due to SRI, farmers feel very much feel very much encouraged to apply encouraged to apply compost and animal compost and animal manure to their fieldsmanure to their fields
Distribution of quality seedsDistribution of quality seeds
Seeds produced in Seeds produced in SRI methods are of SRI methods are of pure and good pure and good quality. quality.
During field days, During field days, farmers were given farmers were given seeds from SRI fieldsseeds from SRI fields
LEARNINGLEARNING
Maintaining planting depth is very difficultMaintaining planting depth is very difficultSeedling mortality is another problemSeedling mortality is another problemNeed more research on using one vs. two Need more research on using one vs. two
seedlings per hillseedlings per hillResearch is also needed to identify the Research is also needed to identify the
age limits of seedling as in winter growth age limits of seedling as in winter growth of seedling is very lowof seedling is very low
PROSPECTS OF SRIPROSPECTS OF SRI
Many of the methods of SRI are Many of the methods of SRI are supplementary to and improve upon the supplementary to and improve upon the existing practices that Metta is promotingexisting practices that Metta is promoting
SRI now is an important intervention of SRI now is an important intervention of Metta’s SA programMetta’s SA program
Metta trained 56 staffs, each of whom Metta trained 56 staffs, each of whom provides training to 10-20 farmers each provides training to 10-20 farmers each yearyear
60 farmer leaders are currently receiving 60 farmer leaders are currently receiving training on SRItraining on SRI
Thank you
Thank you
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