Vol. 11, Special Issue 10 (2022)

Author(s):
Ajit Kumar Mallik, Dr. Sagar Mondal and Dr. Aditya Kumar Malla

Abstract:
Rice is not everything in India, but everything in most parts of India starts and ends with rice, from birth to death. SRI uses 25-50 percent more labour than conventional rice cultivation methods in the initial stages. Once farmers master the techniques of SRI, labour requirements will be reduced by about 10 percent. It is more resistant to biotic and abiotic stress beside drought. In the present study, ex post facto research design has been followed. The study was carried out in 4 villages of Bargarh district. The villages were Turunga, Haldipali, Sayaan and Birmal of Bargarh block. Multi stage random sampling technique was followed to select the sample for the study. Total respondents were 100. Majority of famers (76%) in the study area are having medium level of knowledge regarding SRI method of rice cultivation. The study reveals that the farmers have adequate knowledge in majority of the package of practices of SRI method of rice cultivation. But in some areas viz. Using conoweeder, Knowledge on selection of varieties in different land situation., Draining water 20 days after flowering., Green manuring / brown manuring and fertilizer dose, Weed management practices etc. the SRI farmers have very poor knowledge. So the agriculture department of the district may take necessary measures for training of the SRI farmers regarding the above areas for more adoption and better management of SRI method of rice cultivation.