ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT OF SRI TECHNOLOGIES UNDER IAMWARM PROJECT IN ANAIVARAI- SUB BASIN

S. RAMACHANDRAN¹*, A. SACIKUMAR², R. SAMARASAM³, V. RAJENDRAN⁴, R. RANJITH^5
1Department of Farm Machinery and Power, Agricultural Engineering College & Research Institute, Kumulur, Trichy, 621712, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641003
²Department of Farm Machinery and Power, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi, Delhi 110012, India
³Department of Bio-Energy, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641003, India
⁴Department of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, Agricultural Engineering College & Research Institute, Kumulur, Trichy, 621712, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641003, India
⁵Indian Bank, Perambalur, 621701, Tamil Nadu
* Corresponding Author : ramsukkiran@gmail.com

Received : 19-10-2017     Accepted : 21-10-2017     Published : 24-10-2017
Volume : 9     Issue : 48       Pages : 4816 - 4818
Int J Agr Sci 9.48 (2017):4816-4818

Keywords : SRI paddy yield, IAMWARM
Academic Editor : Vanitha Subramani
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : We express our sincere thanks to R. Ranjith and Farmers for their help during this study. We are greatly indebted to Agricultural Engineering College & Research Institute, Kumulur, Trichy, 621712, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641003 for providing an opportunity to undergo this work
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

In Tamil Nadu, the present day rice production faces serious problems, including depleted or depleting water resources, short supply of labour and unawareness of farm implement usage. The economic magnetism of SRI cultivation is very high, giving farmers a strong motivation to accept water-saving techniques and effective use farm implements as a new norm for paddy production. In this connection, the present problem has considered conduct field survey in Anaivaraisub basin -Ariyalur District, Tamil Nadu, to evaluate the impact of IAMWARM (Irrigated Agriculture Modernization and Water Bodies Restoration and Management) Project’s adoption of SRI on agronomic productivity and Farm equipment use efficiency. The adoption of SRI method in paddy cultivation has resulted in increased by 7 to 40 per cent in paddy yield.

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