This system of rice intensification was developed in Madagascar as early as 1993. The average yields obtained by farmers are 2-3 times more yield than the other methods of paddy cultivation. The major saving is through seed rate i.e., 7.5 kgs of seeds (one seed per hill) as against the usual requirement of 70 kg/ ha. and another one is water saving is more than 50% over the conventional method (continuous submergence). The moisture in the field at the field capacity level for balancing the root system is good enough to get larger quantity of tillers (up to 120 per hill).

Only demerit in this system is weed and hence frequent weeding is necessary to cut down the competition of weeds with the crop plants.

• Farmer Field School (FFS) is non-formal educational activity.

• All learning is a group activity and field based.

• Empowers farmers to solve their field problems by themselves.

• Fosters participation, interaction and joint decision making.

• Farmers learn by carrying out activities through constant observation.

Strategy to ensure women's participation  

• One women from each household will become the member of TUG.

• Ensuring 1/3 women representation in TUC.

• Ensuring at least one women become the principal office bearer.

• Identifying women who are proactive for the TUC and WIG.

• Representation for SC/ST and Vulnerable groups.

Vermi Compost

B. M. Palya is one of the backward village of madugiri in tumkur district. Most of the residue of villages are SC/ST. Integrated tank development project is taken up by the villagers. Under the project two of the women were trained for vermin composting. Since then they took up this activity they also trained the other women for this activity they also trained the other women for this activity besides they gave 1/2kg worms to all the women to start with. Besides these two women within 5 months, quintals of vermin compost and 6 kg worms were sold and got profit of Rs 900/- each.