Folk Rice Conservation

On behalf of Muskaan Jaivik SHG, Village Pangna, Teh Karsog, Himachal Pradesh Ashsih Gupta took the lead role for arranging a meeting on Organic Folk Rice Cultivation Techniques and SRI from 6th 8th May 2016 . It was a successful event.

The programme.

Day 1 – 6 May 2016 0900-1000 – Registration 10-1015 – Welcome Note – Ashish Gupta/Som Krishan/Nek Ram Sharma 1015-1045 – Introduction on Rice W o r k s h o p – S R I – T o o l s Presentation – Introduction of trainers - Ashish Gupta 1045-1115 – Lecture and display of Traditional Rice farming in Karsog Area – Field Preparation – Tools – Measures – Harvest - Som Krishan and Nek Ram Sharma 1115-1145 – Tea Break 1145-1215 – Hill Rice Varieties – Water Conservation - Pest Control and Organic Mixed Cultivation in Uttarakhand - Baranaja – Vijay Jardhari 1215-1230 – Q&A 1230-1400 – Lunch 1415-1445 – Folk Rice Seed Morphology - Identification – Mu l ti pl ic a ti o n a n d S a v i n g techniques and Qualities – Variety display and quality details - Anupam Paul 1445-1500 – Q&A 1500-1530 – Crop Cutting Experiment for Yeilds Estimation - Theory – Anupam Paul and Soumik Banerjee 1530-1630 – Crop Cutting Experiment – Demonstration - Anupam Paul and Soumik Banerjee 1630-1700 – Tea 1715-1745 – SRI Introduction and Tools to be used Demonstration Lecture – Jacob Nellithanam 1900 – Films for children.

Day 2 – 7 May 2016 0900 – 1200 – (1115-1145 – Tea Break) Demonstration - SRI Field Preparation – Marking – Transplanting – Tool Identification Usage and Adjustments, repair and maintenance – Jacob Nellithanam/Soumik Banerjee 1300-1400 – Lunch 1415-1445 – Green Manuring – Biomass Management – Pest Control - Hill Cultivation in Jharkhand - SCI Intervention in various other crops – Lecture – Soumik Banerjee 1445-1500 Q&A 1500-1600 – Demonstration - Intercropping Rice with Millets and other vegetables – Jacob Nellithanam 1615-1630 – Tea 1630-1730 – Demonstration - Mixed cropping systems in Uttarakhand – Baranaja – Vijay Jardhari 1900 – Film Screening for Children in the nearby Villages

Day 3 – 8 May 2016 0900-1100 – Open Discussion on Medicinal varieties, nutritional information and Post Harvest Storage Processing and Marketing – Panel of all trainers – moderated by Ashish Gupta 1100-1200 – Visit/Interaction by School Children to Organic farm visit and film screening – Q&A 1200 – 1230 – Thank you note and felicitation of trainers – Ashish Gupta/Som Krishan/Nek Ram 1300 – Lunch and See Off