Resource Conservation for Agricultural Development: Farmer’s Participation

and Innovations

R.P. Singh, Assoc. Director Extension

Abundant Natural Resources

Era has gone for free harvesting for development

People raised standard of living on natural resources

Development Vs Devastation

Sustainability

Sustainability = Productivity + Conservation of Resources

Technology and Development

R P Singh

Farmer’s Participation

Most crucial for every sustainable developmentMost difficult task

Participation means-People become the stakeholder and decision

maker.Agricultural development in different decade

RR RF

FR FF

Natural Resources Management ProcessEducate and build awarenessPromote sustainable farming and resource

useConserve and protect sensitive eco-systemsEnhance regenerating capacity of natural

resourcesPromote gender equity and participationEnsure indigenous and minority interestsNetworking and linkage support

Implementing Natural Resource Management

Selection of site and collaboratorsCapacity buildingCommunity visioningUnderstanding the situationParticipatory planningImplementation- Collaborating groupParticipatory monitoring and evaluationDocumentation

-Easy to occupy a place in the telephone directory.

-DIFFICULT TO OCCUPY THE HEART OF SOMEBODY.-

Easy to judge the errors of others.

-Difficult to recognize our own errors.

-Easy to hurt those whom we love.

-Difficult to heal those wounds.

-Easy to forgive others.

-Difficult to ask for forgiveness.

-Easy to exhibit victory.

-Difficult to assume defeat with dignity.

-Easy to dream every night.

-Difficult to fight for a dream. 

-Easy to pray every night.

-Difficult to find God in the smallest of things.

-Easy to say we love.

-Difficult to demonstrate it every day.

-Easy to criticize everybody.

-Difficult to better / perfect ourselves.

-Easy to think of improving.

-Difficult to stop thinking & really do it.

-Easy to receive.

-Difficult to give. 

Innovations

Ekalavya – Ashgourd Variety by Shri A.S. Joy, Alappatt House, Post Puthanchira, District Thrissur, Kerala (Mobile : 09447815652, e-mail : joyalapat2010@gmail.com) Yellow Mosaic Res.

Innovative Sugarcane Cultivation

By Shri Jiblal Yadav Village Chehal, P.O Sarmatanr, Block Jainagar District Koderma, Odisha. Illiterate farmer saves at least 2 weeks time for field preparations.

Aromatic Rice - HansrajDescription of innovation

Aromatic tall variety of rice has been developed from mass selection by the farmer which has potential for export as basmati rice. The variety is tolerant against bacterial leaf blight. This variety is a purified landrace of rice. It was selected on the basis of the uniformity in plant type, height, flowering and seed shape and other morphological characters. It takes 110 days for panicle initiation. Grain is long, cylindrical with elongation ratio of 1: 1.7. The grain width is medium and decorticated grain shape is long, with medium amylase content in endosperm.

Tilak Chandan-Rice Variety

It is a good aromatic variety with relatively harder stem, with brown coloured tip of lemma with awns. It takes 100-105 days for panicle initiation. Variety is good under organic farming condition.

Inderasan- Variety

Developed by Shri Inderasan Singh, a medium size rice suitable for irrigated and unirrigated both.

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