INTERNATIONAL SRI RESEARCH SEMINAR ON RECENT Changes in Rice Production and Rural Livelihoods: New Insights on the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) as a Socio-Technical Movement in India

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19 June

20 June

21 June

Rice Production and Rural Livelihoods: Future Prospects and Policies for a post - Green Revolution World

Policy Workshop on SRI: NASC Conference Hall, New Delhi


The Policy Workshop will be from 10 AM to 4 PM and is meant for to further a dialogue amongst stakeholders on the future of rice production and livelihoods in a climatic stressed world. There would be few presentations and panelists and participants are encouraged to be brief to enable discussions on the different themes. The policy workshop will build on the deliberations from the research seminar.

WELCOMING SESSION

9.00 AM

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9.40 AM

  • Registration of New Participants

  • Welcome - Dr. B.C. Barah, IARI / NCS

PANEL 1: Research on SRI: Rethinking Agronomy and Research Practices

Chair: Dr. T.M. Thiyagarajan, Former Director and Dean, TNAU, Tamilnadu

9.40 AM

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11.30 AM

  • Main Findings of the India-Netherlands research programme – Harro Maat (Wageningen University) and Dominic Glover (IDS) Download Presentation

  • "Agronomy, Rice Production and India's Agricultural Policy - Do Knowledge & Evidence Matter?" - Rajeswari S. Raina, NISTADS - CSIR Download Presentation

  • SRI and Research Policy Challenges and Prospects - C. Shambu, Prasad, XIMB Download Presentation

  • Incorporating Complexity, Adaptive and Multi-component ideas in SRI research: Some recent insights - Willem Stoop Download Presentation

Amod Thakur and Janice Thies discussants on future of SRI research

11.30 AM

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11.45 AM

Tea Break

PANEL 2: Beyond Production and Yields: Food Security, Livelihoods and Intensification

Chair: Peter Kenmore, FAO India

11.45 AM

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13.00 PM

  • FAO's policy advice on Sustainable Rice Intensification and Experiences of Field Implementation in Asia - Jan Ketelaar, FAO, Regional Office Asia and Pacific Download Presentation

  • Transforming Agriculture Livelihoods - The Experience of Livelihood Missions - T. Vijay Kumar, Aajevika (National Rural Livelihood Mission) Download Presentation

  • System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Implications for Indian Development Policy: A Global Perspective and some specific suggestions - Norman Uphoff, SRI Rice, Cornell University Download Presentation

Discussant: Rita Sharma, IRRI Board of Trustees, Biksham Gujja, AgSRI followed by Q&A 

13.00 PM

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13.45 PM

Lunch Break

PANEL 3: Newer Policy Directions: Opportunities in Rainfed Rice

Chair: Ravi Chopra, Peoples Science Institute (PSI), Uttarakhand

13.45 PM

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15:00 PM

  • Irrigation System Reforms: New Policy Opportunities with System of Rice Intensification - A. Ravindra and Debashish Sen, WUR and WASSAN / PSI Download Presentation

  • Building an SRI Institute - Private Sector and CSR Initiatives on SRI – Yezdi Karai, Usha Martin University Download Presentation

  • Area Approach to SRI Extension - Emerging Lessons from a convergent program on scaling up SRI in Andhra Pradesh - S. Bhagyalaxmi, WASSAN Download Presentation

  • Policy Issues for SRI Adoption - Dr. R.M. Kummur, CGM (FSP), NABARD, Mumbai Download Presentation

PANEL 4: Assessing SRI: Open Session on Future of System of Rice Intensification as a Socio-Technical Management in India

Chairs: Harro Maat and Dominic Glover

15.00 PM

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16.00 PM

  • Agricultural transformations in SRI: Beyond yields, changes in work routines, farmer attitudes, collective action by Panelists: Sabarmatee, Anil Verma, Debashish Sen

  • What does all this mean for assessing SRI in future: Closing comments by Panelists: D.N. Reddy, A. Ravindra, B.C. Barah, Rob Schippper

16.00 PM

Vote of Thanks - D. Narendranath, PRADAN

16.10 PM

Farewell Tea