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Amir Kassam <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 27 Aug 2015 21:47:58 +0100
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*CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*

*for sustainable production intensification*

Dear Susbscribers,

Please see herebelow a self-explanatory message from Mr. Shekhar Bhadsavle
regaring no-till rice practice called Saguna Rice Technique (SRT) which he
has been practicing in Maharastra State, India, for several year now.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

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URL: www.fao.org/ag/ca

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Shekhar Bhadsavle <[log in to unmask]>
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Cc: Shekhar Bhadsavle <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2015 07:16:39 +0200
Subject: My hearty greetings to all

Namaste One and all,

I am very grateful to Dr.Amir Kassam for adding me to this group. I am
honored to be associated with you all in this fraternity.

Let me start by sharing some of my work in zero-till farming. A movement
called Saguna Rice Technique (SRT) has started in Maharashtra and is about
to spread like wild fire. It's about growing rice. It's by the weakest
member of the society without depending on any help from outside. It's
achieving food security by improving soil fertility; fixing carbon from
environment to soil and netting multiple benefits of carbon sequestration.
It's showing resilient crop stand that hypnotizes the farmer with eternal
joy which glues the family to their rice fields. In short SRT is bringing
back the confidence of rice growing farmers.

This is an environment friendly Conservation Agriculture (CA) method. SRT
stands for Saguna Rice Technique which is growing rice without ploughing,
puddling and transplanting which reduces major drudgery of farmers. In this
system, minimum of 2nd crop in the same plot is possible on residual
moisture even if irrigation is not available and two more crops after rice
is possible if irrigation is available. This increases the land efficiency
2 to 3 times and keeps the land covered with green plants for at least
120-130 extra days which was even beyond imagination.

Few pictures of SRT plots have also been attached to this message. For more
details please view:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3U6-pz0KzBeaGhXYXlKZmtmcHM/view?usp=sharing

Thank you and Regards,

Shekhar Bhadsavle.

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