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System of Rice Intensification for More Rice Yield with Less Water |
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The, a novel technique to give double yields in rice production using less water, is gaining acceptance in parts of India, making India the second in popularity of SRI after Cambodia. Owing to certain apprehensions, however, acceptability of the concept has been a bit slow here as per Norman T. Uphoff of Cornell University in the US. He is Hyderabad on October 7 2006 as guest of the Centre for Sustainable Agriculture.
In Cambodia SRI became immensely popular and India too is said to have conducive environment for its dramatic growth. In Cambodia, it reportedly grew up from 28 farmers in 2000 to 55,000 this year.
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