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System of rice intensification (SRI): a training booklet from WASSAN
WASSAN have created a training booklet covering all aspects of SRI (system of rice intensification) including details of the farming practice
Kishan Rao
WWF
ICRISAT
CRISP
Jagadeeshwara Raju
N G Ranga
Sitaramaswamy
People’s Science Institute
Posted on 02 May, 2009 11:29 AM

System of rice intensification (SRI) is a improved method of rice cultivation that was developed in 1983 in Madagascar and has now spread to many parts of the world. There is a notion that what has been done in research plots and by scientists is modern and desirable.
System of rice intensification (SRI) practices: a multimedia toolkit from World Bank Institute
The toolkit describes SRI practices implemented in many countries and draws on research and documentation, field visits, first-hand photos and interviews with farmers and other practitioners
World Bank Institute
Posted on 02 May, 2009 11:19 AM

The World Bank Institute has developed this multimedia toolkit in two parts, to help disseminate information and create awareness about SRI.

Part A: Improving rice productivity and achieving water savings (12 minutes)

AquaCrop: A crop water productivity simulation model from Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
AquaCrop is a tool intended for practitioners working for extension services, governmental agencies, NGOs, and farmers association. It also interest scientists and for teaching purposes
Water Development and Management Unit (Food and Agriculture Organisation)
Posted on 02 May, 2009 11:04 AM

AquaCrop is a crop water productivity simulation model, developed by the water unit at the FAO, to simulate yield response to water of several herbaceous crops, and is particularly suited to make decisions, in conditions where water is a key limiting factor in crop production.
Swadhina's rural food security and sustainable agro-development programme in Jharkhand- case study from Rural India-2005
This case study has been written from an activists' perspective on a grassroot initiative in preserving water for promotion of agriculture in 10 villages of Jharkhand
Saswati Roy Patnaik
German Agro Action
Posted on 01 May, 2009 03:26 PM

Introduction
Basic course from water-research.net on hardness of water and its health impacts, water testing for bacteria, coliform, nuisance bacteria, viruses and pathogens in drinking water
The course provides information to private well owners about water evaluation and wastewater treatment systems
Brian Oram
Posted on 01 May, 2009 02:18 PM

Hardness of water
Training module on water quality monitoring and surveillance by Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission
The training module is for block, panchayat/ village and district level with an aim to create awareness and provide training on water quality monitoring and surveillance
Ministry of Rural Development
Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission (Department of Drinking Water Supply)
Posted on 01 May, 2009 02:05 PM

Training module at block level
Baba Amte Centre For People's Empowerment: case study of a support voluntary organisation
Baba Amte Centre For People's Empowerment - a support voluntary organisation powered by Samaj Pragati Sahayog
Baba Amte Centre For People's Empowerment
Posted on 01 May, 2009 01:27 PM

Dilemma facing NGO action

Watershed development is not merely a matter of harvesting rainwater. Its success crucially entails:

• working out collective protocols of equitable and sustainable use of surface and ground water
Towards a learning alliance on system of rice intensification in Orissa – a report on dialogue project by WWF International and ICRISAT
This report deals with the experiences on SRI by fifteen different organisations and farmers. These experiences reflect the concerns, aspirations and diversity of perspectives among the actors
C Shambu Prasad
Debasis Mohanty
ICRISAT
Koen Beumer
WWF Project Dialogue on Water Food and Environment
Xavier Institute of Management
Posted on 01 May, 2009 12:52 PM

The report is divided into four parts. Part I speaks about the overall context of rice cultivation in Orissa (of which Nuakhai is a part) and the crying need for change by most actors involved. In part II the background of SRI in India is sketched broadly and in part III the SRI work in Orissa is situated within the overall context of rice in the state.
Urban wastewater: a valuable resource for agriculture - case study from Haroonabad, Pakistan (2002) by International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
There is a need to identify methods to prevent the health risks associated with the use of untreated urban wastewater while maintaining its socioeconomic and environmental benefits
International Water Management Institute
Jeroen H J Ensink
Liqa Raschid Sally
Mehmood Ul Hassan
Nazim Ali
Raheela Hussain
Rizwan Aslam
Sabiena Feenstra
Sarfraz Munir
Wim van der Hoek
Yutaka Matsuno
Posted on 01 May, 2009 12:15 PM

The study by IWMI deals with a case study of urban wastewater as a valuable resource for agriculture in Haroonabad, Pakistan. Farming communities in water-scarce regions increasingly practice the use of urban wastewater in agriculture. Untreated urban wastewater is generally considered unacceptable for direct use because of potential health risks.
Water and livelihoods: system of rice intensification (SRI) in large irrigation projects in Andhra Pradesh (2007) – A booklet by Jalaspandana
The project concludes that the system of rice intensification is environment friendly, yields better quality rice and straw and prevents soil degradation
JalaSpandana (South India Farmers Organisation for Water Management)
R Doraiswamy
V Bhavaniprasad
Posted on 01 May, 2009 12:07 PM

This booklet titled “Water and livelihoods - SRI in large irrigation projects in Andhra Pradesh” details the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) method of paddy cultivation carried out by JalaSpandana in Rajolibanda Diversion Scheme, Priyadharshini Jurala Project and Kurnool Cuddapah Canal in Krishna Basin in Andhra Pradesh.
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