System of Rice Intensification (SRI)
IRMA is one of the partner NGOs implementing the System of Rice Intensification which is being sponsored by the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust (SDTT) through Development Dept. of the RNBA since 2010. The project has been effectively implemented with the cooperation and motivation shown by the target group (farmers) of the project area through training programs conducted by IRMA in convergence with the department of agriculture.
This program has benefitted farmers in
- Increased crop production and productivity
- promote organic manure thereby reducing high dependence on chemical fertilizers.
Under the project of Food security for small and marginal farmers of Manipur through Diversion based irrigation(DBI), drinking water reservoir was constructed at Twichin village.This has benefitted 52 households access to safe drinking water.
