WORKSHOP ON CROP PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT FOR SRI
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Pathumthani, Thailand
Sponsored by SRI-Rice and The Asian Center for Intensification of Agriculture (ACISAI)
November 1-3, 2014
A Workshop on Small-Scale Rice Production Equipment for the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) was held November 1-3, 2014, at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand. Sponsored by SRI-Rice and the Asian Centre of Innovation for Sustainable Agriculture Intensification (ACISAI), the event was attended by 60 participants from 12 countries. A field trip to farms associated with the Thailand Weekend Farmers Network included demonstrations of SRI weeders and markers as well as group transplanting using the "dart method" that is gaining popularity with the network farmers throughout Thailand. The workshop report is forthcoming. The 19 presentations made at the SRI equipment workshop are available below.
Presentations at the Workshop on Crop Production Equipment for the System of Rice Intensifcation (SRI)
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) experience with weeder design
- V. K. Ravichandran, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India-
Experience in building inter-row weeders for small-scale farmers
- Salehuddin Yahya, Selangor, Malaysia Developing the three-row weeder
- Chaminda Fernando, Oxfam, Sri LankaDesign, development and performance evaluation of a manually-operated multi-row weeder for SRI rice in Sri Lanka
- G.A.S. Ginigaddara, Rajarata University, Sri Lanka- Gender issues in weeder design
- Sabarmatee, Sambhav, India and Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Designing weeders for upland and lowland conditions
- Biplav Kumar, KGVKAgro, Ranchi, Jharkhand, IndiaWater reliability, seedling age and transplanting methods for mechanical weed management
- Rajendra Uprety, Ministry of Agriculture, NepalPerformance of the USHA weeder in rice and other crops in Western Nepal
- Ram B. Khadka, National Agricultural Research Council, NepalExpanding SRI equipment accessibility worldwide
- Steve Leinau, Earth Links, Santa Cruz, California, USA-
Direct-seeder for pre-germinated seeds in Mali / West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP)
- Gaoussou Traoré, West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP), Mali Thai Weekend Farmer Network
- Supachai Pitiwut, Thai Weekend Farmer Network, Bangkok, Thailand-
Development of SRI Transplanter: N-IAMWARM Experience in Tamil Nadu, India
- B.J. Pandian, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Indi A prototype transplanter: The Malaysian Rowcaster
- Anizan Isahak, Professor, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia-
Cambodian experience with promoting the Rice Dragon weeder
- Sopheavy Ty, Oxfam, Cambodia -
Accessing East Asian equipment suppliers
- Zouchen Feng, Intern, SRI-Rice, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York Démonstration de la repiqueuse è riz
Minamba Bagayoko, Institute of Rural Economy (IER – Mali), Regional Center of Agronomic Research of Niono, MaliLe service de fabrication et de maintenance d’équipements agricoles par les forgerons au Mali
- Ousmane Djire, Directeur Technique. SOCAFON, Niono, Mali-
The KGVK product portfolio
- Ashish Das, KGVKAgro, Ranchi, India Innovations in implements: Processes followed by WASSAN
- Ravindra A., WASSAN, India, and Wageningin University, The Netherlands
