Folk Rice Conservation

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

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

Ashish Gupta

Practicals BARAOANAJ by Bijoy Jhardhari

Soumik Banerjee

Land Preparation - Ashish and Somu

Single Plant Transplanting = SRI

Bijoy Jhardhari

Women Seed Savers of Kangra Valley

Agril Implement

Film show

School children

Jecob Nellithanam

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Paschim Sridhrakathi Janakalyan Sanghya of Jogeshgunj, Hingalgunj Block , North 24 Parganas , WB , India has organized a fair on 18th March to 21st March 2016 at Jogeshgunj at the remotest corner of West Bengal in Sundarban to showcase folk rice seeds, folk vegetables and items made from rice. There were enthusiasm among the farmers of that area, women SHG group were very keen to participate in the programme. I have not seen such a spontaneous participation from people. Though the capacity of the organization is small but their sincere effort made it a successful one.
There were 159 rice products. Rice flour was used to fry different edible leafy vegetables and sweets. Farmers were asked to bring at least three folk rice seeds; but on an average each farmer showed more than 20 folk rice seeds and 121 farmers displayed their seeds.
There were more than 78 types of seeds of different vegetables along with live exhibits.