Kharif Paddy Stabilisation in Jharkhand
Channel: srttwebsite
Date: 28/03/2014

The Kharif Paddy Stabilization programme was initiated in 2010 under the Central India Initiative  to address low productivity in paddy, which is main food crop in the region, through improved cultivation practices and promoting water harvesting structures to provide support irrigation at times of stress.

Paddy yield data collected from plots (taken under interventions), reveals significant increment in productivity as compared to their traditional practices. The average productivity during 2012-13 was recorded as 7.13 tons/ha following improved practices against traditional yield of 3.5 tons/ha from medium low land. This increased productivity ensures three months of additional food sufficiency at the household level.