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Institution: Wellasse, World Vision Lanka Monaragala District Thanamalwila AGA Division Subject Country: SriLanka
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Our Experience with Indigenous Paddy (Organic) Cultivation Using System of
Rice Intensification (SRI)
World Vision Lanka Monaragala District Thanamalwila AGA Division
“Batha Bulathin Saru Wu Wellasse Diriya Daruwo”
Past Context Wellasse (Hundred Thousand Paddy Fields)
Present Context Fields overgrown with forest &
Agricultural Context Upland (unirrigated) agriculture using the rains of the North East monsoon
shrubs
Sustainable Wellassa
Modern Techniques • SRI Concept • Organic Approach
Past Wellassa
Area Context
• Rain Water Harvesting• Ponds
Value Addition • Social Mobilization
• Indigenous Paddy • Indigenous Practices
Table 1: No. of Acres Grown and No. of Farmers Involved in SRI Rice Production (Maha 2006 & Maha 2007)
District Location/DS Division
No. of acres grown
Number of
farmers involved
Variety of seed
paddy used
Duration of
variety used
(months)
Monaragala Thanamalwila
11 24 Suwadal 2/½
6 9 Madathawalu
3/½
9 15 Kuruluthuda
3
6 12 Kaluhinati 3/½
5.75 10 Pachcha Perumal
3/½
Table 3: Farm Size of SRI – Maha 2007/08
Farm size (acres)
Number of SRI
farmers
Total number of acres grown
Productivity of
paddy(Kgs/acre)
Total productio
n (MT)
< 0.25 -
0.25-0.5 14 3.5
0.5 - 1 29 14.5
1-2 11 11.75
2 < - 29.75 45.815
Value Addition
Social Mobilization –
- Activating the latent potential of the people by facilitating and forming self-help groups which are responsible for their own development of culture, education, economy, etc. - Empowering civil society in order to achieve sustainable development
Advantages
- Empowered people carry on the project from one generation to another generation
- Empowered communities gain maximum benefits from the intervention
500 Rain Water Harvest Ponds
3/10-acre capacity and 5 to15 feet depth, 500 rainwater harvesting ponds constructed within 3 years
Advantages-
- Irrigation water with use of fertilizers and agrochemicals has contaminated water, but this water is pure & has natural value - Small independent irrigation pond is formed within the farmer’s land.
Integrated Farm is designed within the farmer’s land
Approach to Thanamalwila
1st Step- Arousing the dignity of the Wellassa people by preparing self-sufficiency of Wellassa area (through addressing social problems)
2nd step - Awareness programs on Indigenous Traditional cultivation, without highlighting the word “SRI”3rd Step - Field visit to “Thangalu Welyaya” with the present community 4th Step- Train 15 Farmers for the Pilot Project 5th Step - Evaluation of the Pilot Project & start the “Maha” season with 200 farmers
6th Step - Marketing initiatives