• Dr. Anita Shrivastava

Traditionally in India, rice has been grown as subsistence crop till the green revolution techniques were initiated to increase the production and productivity. To achieve this, huge investments was made on major irrigation projects, new high yielding varieties, input delivery systems and factory made subsidized external inputs as chemical fertilizers, pesticides, weedicides etc. were introduced. But excessive use of chemical fertilizers resulted in less remunerative, environmentally unsustainable rice cultivation. It is in this context that SRI technique (System of Rice Intensification) and organic farming are favored not only in India but across the world. Organic rice growers who adopt SRI technique-an innovative technique of rice cultivation, rely more on homegrown items like crop residues, compost and green manure which brings down cash component of expenditure for inputs and promotes sustainable agriculture in India.

Organic Farming and SRI: Need for sustainable Agriculture in India

"Organic Farming and SRI: Need for sustainable Agriculture in India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 5, page no.461-468, May-2017, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1705083.pdf

"Organic Farming and SRI: Need for sustainable Agriculture in India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 5, page no. pp461-468, May-2017, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1705083.pdf