A Study On Technological Gap In Adoption Of SRI Technology In Rice

The average annual population growth rate of 1.5 per cent and per capita consumption estimate of about 400g of rice per day, demand for rice is expected to be 100 million tons during 2010 and 140 million tons by 2025. The demand can only be met by maintaining the increase in productivity under decreasing trend of land availability and total factor productivity and has to meet the demands for sustainability and preservation of environment quality.In SRI System Rice Crop grows healthy in natural conditions and its root growth can be massive receives nutrients from deeper layers of the soil. 3 hills under conventional method required 28kg of force to be pulled up where as single SRI rice plant required 53kg for uprooting.To know the technological gap in adoption of SRI technology by SRI practicing farmers, the present study was planned with these objectives: 1. To know the Profile of selected SRI practicing farmers. 2. To identify the technological gap in adoption of SRI technology by practicing farmers. 3. To find out the relationships between profile of SRI practicing farmers and their technological gap in adoption of SRI technology. 4. To know the constraints in adoption.